J9D6M

My a/c belt swas snapped when i got teh car and i never cared to fic it till now. I removed the power steering pump and belt and am trying to fit teh new a/c belt on but can't figure out where there are adjusters. i think the small top pulley is the 1 that adjusts i just can't figure out how it works. can any1 tell me how to do this?

instructor74

for the 92-95 you have to take off the front lower engine mount to slide the mount through the center of the belt. You have to loosen the 14mm bolt on the small tensioner pulley DO NOT TAKE IT OUT just 1 turn. Then from the top of the motor between the timing belt cover and the power steering pump is a 10mm bolt(it is attached to the pulley assy) you will need a deep well socket and a long extension to reach it. Adjust the tension and tighten the 14 mm bolt nice and tight

Rock Meathammer

^^ X2. Also, you do not have to take the PS pump or the belt off. The AC does not share the same belt as the PS pump.

DireFire34

on my 99 civic, the PS, Alt. and the a/c have different belts. but to change the a/c belt on mine i have to loosen the PS pump to take hte belt off since the a/c belt is the middle belt between the Alt. and the PS pump, the pump being on the outer most side. so i take my PS pump belt off, loosen the a/c idler pulley to loosen the a/c belt, take the bolts off of the a/c compressor mount and slip it inbetween the frame and the mount

or you could just cut the belt to take it off if u are replacing it but ull have to do that same procedure to put a new one on

J9D6M

it must be different on the eks cuz i had to take off the power steering belt to get at the ac pulleys. My problem is, i dont no if its a motor mount or its part of the a/c compressor but it goes into the actual body of my car, and im not sure if i gotta take that off 2 get the belt through that or if it goes over top of it. I am also having trouble finding where the hell there is an adjuster, i no it has to do with the small pulley up top, just cant find out how it moves. thanx 4 the help

J9D6M

how do you loosen the a/c idler pulley and which pulley is that, the smaller one up top? and do you actually hafta disconnect the compressor to gte the belt thru?

DireFire34

go to this page, type in the info of ur car and get the factory manual, it tells everything about the car. its the best book u will ever buy.

http://www.helminc.com/helm/se...A62G0

Rock Meathammer

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by J9D6M &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it must be different on the eks cuz i had to take off the power steering belt to get at the ac pulleys.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Its not. I was just wrong. You all are right on having to take the ps belt off first to get to the AC belt.

instructor74

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by J9D6M &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how do you loosen the a/c idler pulley and which pulley is that, the smaller one up top? and do you actually hafta disconnect the compressor to gte the belt thru?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes it is the small on on top and did you read my first post? Read it again!! sorry no pics. and the belt has to go around the ac bracket. I have always pulled the bolts that hold front lower motor mount then take a pry bar and work the rubber mount of the bracket if it is old you might have to replace it. I think it is about $25.