CStewTAMU

I'll sorta post this here as a tip for anyone searching in the future. When I asked, I got about a half a dozen different answers on the best way to do it. Some said to torque it from the driver's side, some said passenger's side, etc. Some said the last loop you put on when it's torqued should always be the alternator, some didn't.

I found this way to be easy on my 1994 Corvette.


1.) Unplug the sensors on the MAF assembly(two of them) and coolant sensor (one on the block near the bolt you torque with the wrench-it's a 5/8" btw). Also, get a serpentine belt tensioner-makes it much, much easier to torque.

2.) Undo the circular clamps and take off the MAF assembly (not the MAF itself-the plastic/rubbery part with the circular clamps at both ends-the MAF is in the middle of it).

3. Rout the belt and then do the torquing from the passenger's side. The last loop I did was the AC compressor-I tried the alternator like most suggested on here, but the AC comp ended up being much easier.

4. If you can get the belt almost on, but can't get the last loop on all of the grooves, just bump the ignition, but DO NOT start the engine. Just get it to where it turns over maybe once. That should put the belt on track-or at least it did with mine.

5.) Put everything back together.


Good luck.

Quiktrp94

Told ya. Glad you didn't have too much trouble. Robert

Jonnymac

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pr1mu5

Here's how I did mine yesterday (far easier, I think)

Put the belt in your dryer for about 20 minutes. Take it out HOT and run for the car.

Run the belt the way it should through all the pulleys, except for the A/C.

Put the wrench on the tensioner pulley, and then use a breaker bar on top of that. (If you don't have one, try using the 'hand' end of the spare tire wrench that comes with your car. It worked perfect for me).

Pull as hard as you can on the wrench/bar, and then slip the belt onto the A/C compressor. It should go on without too much fuss if you do all of this quickly, while the belt is warm.

GS348

Huh.....that's a good one

j-wireman

How did you explain the mysterious new odor and black marks in Mrs. Pr1mu5's clothes dryer?

I think you were on the right track, though.

BADDUCK

I guess now we will here from someone who ran through the washer and installed it from underneath the car.

cmontel727

Took mine to the Dry Cleaners...Love the look of the plastic and the wire hanger

lt4obsesses

Well, this is an interesting tutorial. However, when I did mine, i did not find it neccessary to disconnect anything. I pried the tensioner, peeled the belt off from the a/c down to the crank pully. Worked the belt out from the small, very small gap between the pully and the frame. Put the new belt in the opposite order, bottom up. It took me longer to buy the belt than it did to put it on.

NEVRL8T

Those came from his underwear.

Les 94 Comp Yellow

If you will all look at the pulleys you will find that all the pulleys have a lip on the front of the pulley to keep the belt from slipping off except the idler or tensioner pulley. This pulley rides on the back of the belt qand has no lip or grooves on it. Just a smooth wheel with a spring tension on it. If you put the tensioner pulley last in the sequence of loading the belt you will find that it goes right on without any hassel or problems. Try it ...you'll like it. I do my 94 like this any time i have to change a belt and it goes on very,very easy.Les

96vetteLT4

i agree, the serpentine belt tool makes all the difference, it did take longer to pay for the belt than to put it on, i wish everything on my vette was this easy....G

CStewTAMU

Even with the tensioner tool I bought at autozone, I had to take the MAF assembly off. Perhaps different LT1 hoses, etc are different from year to year. There was not enought room on mine. The coolant and AC hoses got in the way on the drivers side. Even with the tensioner pulled all the way to the point it was touching the wheel well weather stripping, that wasn't far enough. I had the belt on in about 5 minutes when I took the MAF assembly off and torqued from the passenger's side. Man, I wish I had done that the first time.

96vetteLT4

yea , its all about experience, once you do it the next time around its a lot easier. Most of the items on the C4 are that way. Certain way to do things and once you do it youre good to go....G