Tuesday, November 23, 2010

How to change a alternator belt plus a power steering and air conditioner belt?

i have a 1994 kh ford laser and 1.6 carb and need to change the belts and i do not know how to take the tension off the power steering/ air conditioner beltHow to change a alternator belt plus a power steering and air conditioner belt?On the power steering directly below the pulley and to the front of the car is the tension screw for the air conditioning and power steering belt. Approximately 2 inches back from that screw is the locking nut for the tension screw, this one is tricky to get to as the pulley may be in the road. Loosen this nut and that will allow you to loosen the tension on the belt.How to change a alternator belt plus a power steering and air conditioner belt?On one of the pulleys you put a 18m socket (long socket) and there's a Bolt on the pulley just turn it one way or another and that will relieve the tension,



Now the 18m was for a ford Taurus