I posted a week or so ago about my belt squeeling. Then I read online that I have to jack up my car and remove splash guards and crap to replace my belt. Is this true or is there a simplier way to do it? I dont want to be half way through it and then find out that I need to drive to my farm and get jacks to complete it.

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The alternator belt? lol, no that's a piece of cake. (unless you have A/C)

All you need is a socket wrench with a 10mm socket, and a 12mm socket, or was it a 14mm? Blah, get all 3 sizes just in case. Either way, you should be able to reach down to the alternator, and loosen the upper adjustment bolt, and also the lower pivot bolt, after that you should be able to rotate the alternator back and forth to adjust the tension. Remove the old belt, slap the new one on - and have fun trying to adjust the tension properly.

I wedged a long screwdriver between the block and the alternator to get some tension, and then I tightened the bolts up. Don't give it too much tension, or else the belt will fray and then snap (happened to me last winter at my cousins house, it was so FREAKING cold outside trying to replacing it the next morning!). A properly tensioned belt should have a little play in it when you push down on the belt itself.

Piece of cake (with frosting).

 

I did this the other day. You should need a 14mm and 12mm (I think, mine was 13mm but it wasn't a stock bolt). Loosen the nut that holds the alternator to the bracket, and loosen the 2 bolts on the tensioner. Than slip off the belt and put the new one on. Use a prybar to push the alternator back for tension than tighten the 12mm bolt (17 ft-lbs). Than you can tighten the other 2 14mm (33 ft-lbs).

 

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Thanks
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5225 posts and your asking about changing the alt belt?

Alt belt is easy, even with air. Unless you have a done some type of engine swap. I think I have done mine from the top side.

Service manual should cover belt replacement.

 

Advice: Before you put the bolts back in for the alternator, put some for of anti-seize on the bolts just in case you have to remove the bolts again to tighten.

Peace*

 

nice.

 

If the belt squeels for 1 second or less on startup does that mean too loose?

 

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I use Anti-Seize on all my bolts on my CRX. You never know when one decides to not wanna come out cause it is an old car.