Wednesday, January 22, 2014
How to Replace a Drive Belt on a 1998 Cavalier
The engine accessories on the 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier are driven by a single accessory belt. The belt is designed to operate the power steering pump, alternator, air conditioner and the water pump by traveling around all of the accessory pulleys at the same time. The ribs on the inside of the accessory belt travel inside of the grooves of each accessory pulley. This allows the belt to turn the accessory pulleys easier. Change the belt out if there are any visible signs of wear, fraying or cracking.
Instructions
- 1
Inspect the top of the plastic shield that covers the radiator for the accessory belt routing diagram. Install the new belt by following the routing directions from this diagram.
2Locate the self-adjusting belt tensioner on the front left-hand side of the motor. The tensioner has an idler pulley attached to the end of the tensioner arm. Rotate the entire tensioner device from the metric bolt in the middle of the tensioner pulley.
3Rotate the tensioner device in a clockwise motion with a breaker bar and a socket. Pull the belt off of the top of the tensioner pulley. Release the tension from the breaker bar, and let the tensioner retract until it stops.
4Remove the single belt out from around all of the accessory pulleys. Pull the belt over each fan blade and out of the engine well.
5Slide the new belt over each fan blade and into each of the accessory pulley as directed by the belt routing diagram.
6Rotate the tensioner in a clockwise motion with the breaker bar and socket again. Pull the belt over the top of the tensioner pulley, and release the tension from the breaker bar until the tensioner stops retracting against the belt. Remove the breaker bar from the tensioner pulley.
7Crank the motor up and let it run for around 15 seconds to seat the ribs of the belt to the grooves of each pulley. Turn the motor off.
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