ok, well i was driving up the summit yesterday and all of a sudden, the lights for the alt. came on and it started overheating. well i snapped the fan belt, and had to be towed home. i have a new belt, but i cant seem to figure out how to get past the first 2 belts to get it on. i searched, but there are no specific explanations for this. any help would be awesome. thanks!

 

ummm, you'll have to take the AC and PS belt off first... there's no other way around it, sorry to say



if it helps, here's some pics of the belt routing

 

thanks bleeder, i was afraid of that. ive been reading that you dont have to take those belts off so i was just curious

 

no problem

no it's physically impossible to get that alt belt on with the AC and PS belt still in place; they must be removed first

 

thats exactly what i was thinking i was staring at it goin, theres no freakin way im gonna be able to get it under there haha

 

you could cut the new belt and then snake it around the other two belts, and then.....


no wait....

 

so which bolts do i need to remove in order to get the AC and PS belts off?
the belt was thrashed so i just cut it off but getting the new one on is what im doing

 

ohhh got it haha i didnt read it right haha

 

Replace the other two belts while you are at it. No sense removing old belts and replacing with the same worn out old belts

 

agreed

they're coming off anyway

 

and there cheap! but dont throw away your old ones...you never know when youll need a spare..

 

so what order do the belts go in. does it go a/c, PS then alt? just looked at my engine realized the middle belt was missing :headscratch: dont really know when or how that happened. question is, can i keep driving it, because it is my DD, or stop driving it and fix it. thanks yall

 

Super glue it back together.

 

bleeder, your first picture might throw him off a little, because the adjusting bolt is missing.

 

i already fixed the fan belt a while ago. just didnt want to start a new thread so i asked what the belt order is because im missing the middle one.

 

that tension bolt makes it much easier to set your belt tension...without one, you need a pry bar to get your tension pulley tight enough to keep the belt from screeching, esp starting cold