When to replace the serpentine belt on a Mustang?
When your Mustang’s serpentine belt starts to squeak and squeal, it may be time to swap out your serpentine belt. Late Model Restoration makes this installation quick and easy with this Mustang drive belt installation article. Pop the hood and locate the belt tensioner.
What’s the best way to change a belt?
Once the belt is orientated in the right direction, rotate the tensioner counter-clockwise and slide it onto the tensioner pulley. Double check and make sure all of the ribs on the belt are properly seated on the pulleys. That completes a successful serpentine belt change.
How do you release tension from a serpentine belt?
Pop the hood and locate the belt tensioner. Determine what size socket or drive you will need to release pressure from the tensioner. Place the socket/drive onto the tensioner and turn counter clockwise. While keeping tension off the belt, remove the serpentine belt from the engine bay and allow the tensioner to go back to its original position.
How do you check the route of a belt?
Check under your hood for your belt routing diagram to verify the correct belt route. Route the belt according to your setup, push the tensioner down with the breaker bar, and release to put tension onto the new belt. Check for any misalignment and adjust as necessary and you are done!
When your Mustang’s serpentine belt starts to squeak and squeal, it may be time to swap out your serpentine belt. Late Model Restoration makes this installation quick and easy with this Mustang drive belt installation article. Pop the hood and locate the belt tensioner.
Once the belt is orientated in the right direction, rotate the tensioner counter-clockwise and slide it onto the tensioner pulley. Double check and make sure all of the ribs on the belt are properly seated on the pulleys. That completes a successful serpentine belt change.
How do you replace struts on a Ford Mustang?
Struts on the other hand, require spring compressors. Since the spring sets on the perch of the strut, care needs to be taken when replacing the struts. The removal is removing the wheel, lower two nuts and upper strut mount nuts, then lowering the strut out. Next, compress the spring and loosen the main upper strut mount.
How to change the oil on a 2005 Ford Mustang?
Changing the oil on an 05-14 Mustang is just like every other car. Run the engine for a few minutes to get the oil slightly warm (to increase the viscosity). Then remove the fill cap on the valve cover. Next, remove the oil drain plug and let the oil drain out of the pan. Also, remove the oil filter at the same time.
How do you reinstall a serpentine belt on an auto tensioner?
Reverse the procedure to reinstall the serpentine belt on the pulley system auto tensioner. Be careful to get the belt on the the other pulleys and aligned properly on all parts of the complicated routing, then apply the tool to allow the belt to be slipped onto the tensioner pulley.
Why is the serpentine belt on a 5.0L engine?
Well, for one big reason – the 5.0L engines use a reverse rotation waterpump! That means the waterpump pulley has to spin in the opposite (counter clockwise) direction of the crank and alternator pulleys. The way that is achieved is the waterpump pulley is driven by the backside of the serpentine belt. On a 5.0L engine the belt tensioner
What’s the solution to the serpentine belt problem?
Many guys think the solution to the belt routing and also to the radiator issue is to bolt on the original vintage Mustang waterpump back on. They soon find out, after the engine overheats, that the timing cover on a 5.0L is different than that of a early small block Ford.
What kind of pulleys do you need for a serpentine belt?
This kit solves both the alternator mounting issue and also the belt tensioning issue, allowing you to run a short serpentine belt and maintain the late-model timing chain, reverse rotation water pump, and standard 5.0L pulleys.