Belt Change, Tips on changing a belt Options

[TotalEclipse97]

hey guys....i was driving home this evening when all of the sudden wham....my powersteering belt desinigrates under the hood. So now it's stuck at the community college parking lot waiting for a new belt to be installed.

i've never done this before and would like step by step instructions on how to do this.

it's a 97 eclipse gst....if you're looking into the engine bay...it's the belt closest to the powersteering resivour...it looks like it'd be the hardest to get to....anyways...please help

[natedogg]

Belt next to it is the accessory belt. Pretty easy to replace, but you can't drive home without it, like you can with the PS belt. To replace, just loosen the locking bolt on the alternator bracket and unscrew the tensioner (if you have one). You may also need to loosen the lower alternator nut (access from the wheel well). Pull the alternator up toward the engine to give yourself enough slack to put the belt on. String the belt around the crank pulley, water pump pulley, and alternator pulley. Push the alternator back down and forward, tension it, and tighten the lock bolt and the lower alternator nut. You're done.