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How to Replace a Fan Belt

    How to Replace a Fan Belt

    • 1). Locate the fan belt in your vehicle and notice how it is wound around each of the pulleys so you can put the new fan belt in the same way.

    • 2). Find the adjustment bolt on the alternator, then use a socket wrench to loosen the bolt and move the alternator forward until the belt is loose enough to take off the pulley.

    • 3). Remove the belt from around the fan blades and other pulleys, then take it out of the engine compartment.

    • 4). Place the new fan belt in the engine by putting it around the pulleys the same way the old one was positioned.

    • 5). Line the fan belt up over the alternator pulley and pull back on the alternator until the belt is tight, then tighten the alternator adjustment belt with a socket wrench.

    • 6). Start the engine of your vehicle to verify the fan belt is working properly, then shut the engine off.

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