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Loosen the nut on the top bolt of the alternator that passes through a track and allows you to position the alternator. You may have to push the alternator toward the engine block to get the belt around the alternator itself.
If you mess up and install the flat side of the rubber belt onto a grooved pulley it will probably split the belt quickly and youll be back where you started but one serpentine belt poorer.
How to put alternator belt on. How do you put a belt around an alternator. You may have to push the alternator toward the engine block to get the belt around the alternator itself. Check your cars manual to make sure you have looped the belt around all the necessary pulleys.
Pull the alternator away from the engine until the belt is tight. How do you tighten the belt on an alternator. Tighten the alternator bolts.
With the serpentine or alternator belt safely seated on the alternator pulley use the same wrench you used to loosen to the bolts to tighten them again. As you tighten the bolts the alternator will stop tipping forward which will increase the tension on the belt. Increase the tension on the belt.
If your vehicle does not have an auto tensioner insert a pry bar or piece of wood between the alternator and the engine. Run the belt over the. How much does it cost to tighten an alternator belt.
You want to be able to press down on the belt at a mid point between two pulleys and only be able to move it downward about 18 to 14 inch. When you have the alternator in the right position have an assistant tighten the top bolt and nut to lock the alternator in. Pass your alternator belt around the pulleys on the front of the engine block and the alternator itself.
You may have to push the alternator toward the engine block to get the belt around the alternator itself. Check your cars manual to make sure you have looped the belt around all the necessary pulleys. Negative battery cable Accessory drive belt Alternator electrical connectors Alternator.
Install the alternator and hand-tighten the bolts. Install the alternator belt and adjust the tension until a deflection of 024-031 inch 6-8mm deflection with 22 lbs. 10 kg of pressure exerted when installing a used belt.
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2004 with a petrol engine of 1100 cc. This is a DI. Remember to align the grooves of the belt with the grooves of your pulleys.
Pulleys that dont have any grooves in them receive the flat side of the belt. If you mess up and install the flat side of the rubber belt onto a grooved pulley it will probably split the belt quickly and youll be back where you started but one serpentine belt poorer. How to Adjust an Alternator Belt Feel underneath the alternator to find the bolt that mounts the alternator to the frame.
Loosen the nut on the top bolt of the alternator that passes through a track and allows you to position the alternator. Pass your alternator belt around the pulleys on the front of the engine block and the alternator itself. Just take the one belt at a time and drop the belt over one fan blade at a time turn the blade and keep moving the belt over the next fan blade.
Keep doing this so that the entire belt is now hanging over the fan clutch. Install the first belt on the pulleys. Repeat with the second belt.
Take me less than 5 mins to put the belts back on. To get the alternator belt on I have to first remove the AC compressor belt. With great difficulty I loosened the pivot bolt on the compressor.
When I wrenched on the tension adjustment bolt I expected the compressor to move and the bolt to stay put. Instead the compressor stayed put and the bolt backed out. A failing alternator belt can cause the Battery Light to turn on dimming or flickering lights in the car and engine stalls.
How much does it cost to replace an alternator. Waits says the average price to replace an alternator with a remanufactured one is 400 while Gunning adds that a remanufactured alternator on a typical domestic car. 5 May 4 2019.
I put his into google. 2003 honda odyssey altcom belt. And I get many hits for the belt and several videos on replacing it.
As John Clarks service manual page shows the belt is. 99-01 02-04 specific. So if you find a video for an 04 that will be the same as your van.
This alternator belt is either a v-belt or a flat ribbed belt more commonly known as a serpentine belt. The alternator belt may solely operate the alternator or it may also drive other items such as the water pump air conditioning compressor and the power steering pump. When the belt is loose frayed or broken the alternator isnt able to generate electricity to charge the car battery.