How Do You Install A Serpentine Belt 1997 Grand AM?
• Purchase the correct belt for your vehicle at your local auto parts supply. You will need to tell them which engine you have in your car and also which accessories, such as power steering, air conditioning, etc. Each accessory means added length to the belt. Sometimes if you are in a pinch you can purchase the shorter belt and route it around the a/c pulley for example, but this does not always work. • Locate the belt tensioner. It may be a spring loaded arm or it may be a pulley that rides up and down on a threaded shaft. The kind on the threaded shaft should have a set screw to hinder vibration from loosening the tension. Most have a pulley on a spring loaded arm. Once you move the tensioner the old belt can be easily slipped off and a new one installed. Once you relax tension on the tensioner it automatically tightens the belt. Keep in mind that there may be a cover that needs to be removed to access the belts. It will be small and easy to remove. • Note the routing of the belt. I
