After installing the belt, turn the ignition key just a little bit to turn the engine. This will make sure that the belt is aligned properly on the pulleys. Do not start the car. Check the belt again to make sure it looks good and then you're OK to start the car.
Thank you! This video gave me exactly what I needed, I was afraid to really crank on what I thought was the tensioner. Turns out I was on the right one, but I felt a lot better about it having seen your video. Also knowing which pulley to do last was super helpful.
Bought a brand new belt and I struggled getting it on the idler pulley. One tip that helped out tremendously is to remove the lower bolt on the alternator and loosen the top alternator bolt with a wrench. Helped me get just enough slack to get it seated on the idler pulley.
Great video. I changed my alternator today, successfully, butI gave up at the very end trying to get the belt back over the edge of the alternator pully. Makes way more sense to use the other one like you did here, so I'll try that out tomorrow. The tensioner on this camry barely moves, it's very difficult to work with. Thanks for the video
Thank you. I appreciated the bungee cord at the start; that really saved me some frustration. And of course you were right about the smooth side pulley being the easier way to install the belt under tension- that worked great for me. Thanks!
yes I did, you dont have to but it is much easier especially with these tensioners that hardly can move, n it takes about 3 minutes to remove the engine mount, hope this helps, thanks for watching this video.
Any suggestions on how to do it without that 19mm bolt? I bought my toyota a few years ago and i was trying to change the alternator. But i noticed the bolt was broken to loosen the tension
I do not like front wheel drive sideways sitting engines for precisely this reason, the basic maintenance is difficult. It's a shame that this is the setup for the majority of cars made today.
After installing the belt, turn the ignition key just a little bit to turn the engine. This will make sure that the belt is aligned properly on the pulleys. Do not start the car. Check the belt again to make sure it looks good and then you're OK to start the car.
Outstanding camera work sir! Great job! Thanks for doing this. It helped a lot!
Glad it helped! thanks
Thank you! This video gave me exactly what I needed, I was afraid to really crank on what I thought was the tensioner. Turns out I was on the right one, but I felt a lot better about it having seen your video. Also knowing which pulley to do last was super helpful.
Glad it helped! and thanks for watching, very much appreciated.
mine cracked off smh
@@midniightI’m on my second tensioner😩 I’m about ready to just get a new car😂
Bought a brand new belt and I struggled getting it on the idler pulley. One tip that helped out tremendously is to remove the lower bolt on the alternator and loosen the top alternator bolt with a wrench. Helped me get just enough slack to get it seated on the idler pulley.
great job my Friend love it
Great video. I changed my alternator today, successfully, butI gave up at the very end trying to get the belt back over the edge of the alternator pully. Makes way more sense to use the other one like you did here, so I'll try that out tomorrow. The tensioner on this camry barely moves, it's very difficult to work with. Thanks for the video
That is why I don't use the tensioner too much because these tensioners don't let the belt go that. Easily., Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. I appreciated the bungee cord at the start; that really saved me some frustration. And of course you were right about the smooth side pulley being the easier way to install the belt under tension- that worked great for me. Thanks!
Glad it worked great for you, thank you
Yeah, tried with a lot of swearing a few months ago to get the belt off the alternator pulley as opposed to that nice smooth one lol
I did it in a hour ,
The video made it easy
thanks again for your time on this channel.
Beautiful, great job, thank you
Thank you so much
This was so helpful, thank you!!
thank you very appreciated.
Great video ! Thank you!
thank you very much for your time on the channel.
Thank you 👍🙏 love your videos 💞❤
Glad you like them! and thanks for your support.
Did you take off the top passenger motor mount to get to the 19mm bolt on the tensioner?
yes I did, you dont have to but it is much easier especially with these tensioners that hardly can move, n it takes about 3 minutes to remove the engine mount, hope this helps, thanks for watching this video.
Good video. thanks!
Thank you.
Awesomeness
thank you appreciate your time on the channel.
Thanks man
thanks for watching this video.
Gracias buen video
gracias Amigo.
Do we need a laser belt aligment tool to do this job? What is your take on that? Thats the only thing that's stopping me from. Doing it.
if all pulleys are aligned you don't need any thing else
Any suggestions on how to do it without that 19mm bolt? I bought my toyota a few years ago and i was trying to change the alternator. But i noticed the bolt was broken to loosen the tension
yes just watch this short: th-cam.com/users/shortsoK4NOWDIoO4?feature=share
you also can watch this toyota rav4 alternator replacement, see how I took out the belt: th-cam.com/video/zG6FKKpp5Qk/w-d-xo.html
I do not like front wheel drive sideways sitting engines for precisely this reason, the basic maintenance is difficult. It's a shame that this is the setup for the majority of cars made today.
thanks for sharing
What if the tensioner bolt 19mm is stripped. How would you try to get belt back on?
I love these questions, here are 2 different links on how to remove it diffrent cars: th-cam.com/video/zG6FKKpp5Qk/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/users/shortsoK4NOWDIoO4?feature=share
do we have the align the pulley's?
no only tighten them with torque specs