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How to Install a 96 Windstar Belt Tensioner

The belt tensioner on the 1996 Ford Windstar model vehicles is a component that is made up of two parts. The belt tensioner is made up of a spring loaded base with a idler pulley connected to the end of the tensioner. The belt travels underneath the idler pulley while the tensioner keeps the belt tight. The tensioner is able to keep the belt tight inside of all of the accessory pulleys while the engine is running. If the tensioner fails, the belt will slip off of the tensioner pulley and out of the other pulleys.

Instructions

1

Open the hood and raise it up. Prop the hood up with the lock rod to prevent it from falling.

2

Move to the front passenger side of the Windstar and locate the belt tensioner on the front of the motor. Position a breaker bar and a metric socket onto the bolt that connects the idler pulley to the end of the tensioner. Turn the breaker bar toward the backside of the engine compartment (Counter-clockwise) to loosen the tension from the belt. Slip the belt off of the idler pulley and release the tension from the breaker bar.

3

Wrap the bungee cord around the belt and hang it to one of the top engine components to prevent it from slipping out of any pulleys.

4

Loosen and remove the single bolt in the center of the belt tensioner arm, Pull the tensioner off of the engine block. If the tensioner is stuck, use a flat head screwdriver to pry the tensioner off of the engine block.

5

Secure the new belt tensioner to the front of the engine block with the single bolt. Tighten the bolt with the ratchet and socket.

6

Turn the new tensioner toward the back side of the engine compartment with the breaker bar and socket. Remove the bungee cord from the belt and slip the belt around the new tensioner pulley. Release the tension from the breaker bar and remove it from the engine compartment.

7

Crank up the motor to ensure that the new belt tensioner is working properly. The idler pulley should be moving up and down as the belt is traveling around the pulley. This up and down movement is the tensioner keeping the belt properly tensioned at all times. Shut the engine off.

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