Removing belts

[Twinscrewgt]

Any idea on how to remove the ac belt on these cars?

 

[SlowA$$5.0]

Isn't there just one belt on the car. I'm not looking at mine right now, but if it's the main serpentine there is an idler pulley down low.

 

[wbt]

A/C is on it's own dedicated belt. It does not have a tensioner. Best way to remove is to cut it off. I believe Ford has a special installation tool that is used to install a new belt.

 

[G.T]

it's quite a pain in the ass to say the least.. there's no tensioner for the AC belt and the service manual calls to cutting and discarding the belt on the 5.0L engine if you need to replace it!!

more info: http://iihs.net/fsm/?dir=865&viewfile=Air Conditioning (AC) Compressor Belt - 3.7L and 5.0L.pdf
( it's about 5mb, so it may take a while to load )

 

[JJ@WMS]

If your good you can roll the A/C belt on and off, just takes a bit of patience.

JJ

 

[mpf]

it's quite a pain in the ass to say the least.. there's no tensioner for the AC belt and the service manual calls to cutting and discarding the belt on the 5.0L engine if you need to replace it!!

Damn, sounds like an imported car's engineering... What I want to know is how to get one back ON!!

 

[Fast351]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQhfcdQf1QA

 

[Twinscrewgt]

That's what I was afraid of lol. What a stupid design.

 

[VTXFrank]

That's what I was afraid of lol. What a stupid design.

But it's an EXCELLENT design for when you go F/I!!

I've used that VW trick on my boat twice out on the lake. It works better than you would think and is easy to do. Just be careful to not put too much of the screwdriver shaft into the process or you'll flip the belt right behind the pulley.

 

[Twinscrewgt]

No. Still a shit design for FI LOL. Having to pay ford to install an ac belt is rediculous. Guess I'll have to figure something out.

 

[VTXFrank]

No. Still a shit design for FI LOL. Having to pay ford to install an ac belt is rediculous. Guess I'll have to figure something out.

I agree it's a PITA, but when you can run a super charger off that instead of having to go to the crank, it's a great design. It just sucks for people like you and I who like to do our own work.

Why in the world do you need to replace it anyway? Being so new, I would imagine Ford would do it for free. It certainly can't be worn out this soon.

 

[G.T]

Damn, sounds like an imported car's engineering... What I want to know is how to get one back ON!!

you kinda need to force it over the pulley with the aid of a wedge of sorts.. check the link i posted, it has some illustrations explaining the procedure

 

[Twinscrewgt]

I agree it's a PITA, but when you can run a super charger off that instead of having to go to the crank, it's a great design. It just sucks for people like you and I who like to do our own work.

Why in the world do you need to replace it anyway? Being so new, I would imagine Ford would do it for free. It certainly can't be worn out this soon.

I have to change to the ati damper for my 12 rib setuP

 

[wbt]

For those that care, the 5th gen Camaro has a similar setup. Cut belt off and use a special tool to install replacement. Not just a Ford thing.

 

[19COBRA93]

The Ford manual shows a strap to remove the belt, and then a big zip tie to install it. Pretty rediculous if you ask me. I'll bet after doing a couple of them you'd get pretty good at it.

 

[Twinscrewgt]

What a stupid pain in the ass that was!!

 

[wbt]

What a stupid pain in the ass that was!!

Lol!

May be there with you later this year if I go F/I...

 

[Twinscrewgt]

As long as you dont go 12 rib youll be fine haha... What a horrible design... simple as that... Oh well... got it taken care of!

 

[G.T]

The Ford manual shows a strap to remove the belt, and then a big zip tie to install it. Pretty rediculous if you ask me. I'll bet after doing a couple of them you'd get pretty good at it.

the strap is only used for the V6 engines.
the 5.0 requires you to cut the belt.. the manual actually calls for it

 

[Twinscrewgt]

the strap is only used for the V6 engines.
the 5.0 requires you to cut the belt.. the manual actually calls for it

ya, I was able to get the belt to come off, and got it re installed... Not an easy task, or a one man job lol