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How to Replace Serpentine Belt 1990-99 GMC Sierra K1500
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3/8 Inch Drive Ratchet
1. Removing the Serpentine Belt
Familiarize yourself with the route of the serpentine belt
Insert the 3/8 inch drive ratchet into the tensioner
Turn the tensioner clockwise to loosen the belt
Pull the belt off the alternator
Release the tensioner
Pull the belt off by hand
2. Installing the Serpentine Belt
Loop the belt around the crank pulley
Bring it around the water pump
Bring it under the power steering pulley
Bring it around the A/C Pulley
Bring it around the belt tensioner
Bring it under the idler pulley
Pull the tensioner clockwise with the 3/8 inch ratchet
Pull the belt over the alternator
Release the tensioner
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Here are the items you'll need for this repair: 3/8 ratchet
Be sure your vehicle has a belt path diagram somewhere on the cowl or under the hood before removing the belt. If it's missing or unclear, be sure to draw it somewhere under the hood or take a good picture. Put the 3/8 drive of a ratchet into the square on your serpentine belt tensioner and turn it counterclockwise to release tension. Then simply pull the belt off of any one of the pulleys, slowly release the tension from the tensioner. Remove your ratchet, and take the belt off of the pulleys.
Hook the serpentine belt around the crank pulley or harmonic balancer from the passenger side. Be sure that it seats fully into the grooves of the pulley and doesn't lay over the edge on either side. Wrap the driver's side of the belt around the water pump, under the power steering pump on the other side, and up and over the AC compressor. I already have the left side wrapped around the tensioner here just because that's where it falls. Then, from over the AC compressor under the idler pulley, reinstall the ratchet into the tensioner. Turn the ratchet counterclockwise to release the tension, and install your belt over the alternator. Take a second just to look around and make sure that your belt is seated and routed properly before releasing the tension and removing your ratchet.
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