yah those control arm bushings are always annoying.any time i do bushings i
take the easy route….cutting torch / air hammer. but yah buying the whole
control arm definatly would be the way to go.
*SHORTCUT*…Turn the wheels all the way to the -R-. remove the two pins
holding the plastic on the passengers side fender well behind the tire. now
you can get to the motor mount bolt from behind the tire without having to
take any other bolts off the motor mount. take out the bolt, remove the
spacer, then install the belt…DONE!…I just did this and it worked out.
and I was afraid I would have to lower the engine to get the bolt
out…..NOPE!. good luck!!! 🙂
Thanks for the quick demo of the belt. I am in the middle of trying to put
mine back together after the tensioner pulley went and snaped the belt.
After breaking a tensioner pulley bolt in the tensioner, not knowing then
that the counter clockwise was really tighting the bolt. Fixing that, I
thought the hard part was over than found that I needed to removed the
mount. QUESTION- Did you have to take off or loosen the bolt behind the
power steering pulley to get the belt to go on?
That car has got to be much more enjoyable (and safe) to drive after all
the work. Enjoy the videos. And yea, rockauto is great. I just made an
order for a new A/C condenser for my Ranger, new Ford/Motorcraft part.
Arrived on Tuesday morning after I ordered it on a Sunday evening…great
company.
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where did you find this deal $50 bucks each??? i need new arm controls for
my 98 buick regal gs. please help.Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. great video
I got them from rockauto
that was help full…saved me so much time and work…trying to put the
belt on..thanks
yah those control arm bushings are always annoying.any time i do bushings i
take the easy route….cutting torch / air hammer. but yah buying the whole
control arm definatly would be the way to go.
rockauto is good source for parts and amazon is also good. Check them both
for best price.
*SHORTCUT*…Turn the wheels all the way to the -R-. remove the two pins
holding the plastic on the passengers side fender well behind the tire. now
you can get to the motor mount bolt from behind the tire without having to
take any other bolts off the motor mount. take out the bolt, remove the
spacer, then install the belt…DONE!…I just did this and it worked out.
and I was afraid I would have to lower the engine to get the bolt
out…..NOPE!. good luck!!! 🙂
Thanks for the quick demo of the belt. I am in the middle of trying to put
mine back together after the tensioner pulley went and snaped the belt.
After breaking a tensioner pulley bolt in the tensioner, not knowing then
that the counter clockwise was really tighting the bolt. Fixing that, I
thought the hard part was over than found that I needed to removed the
mount. QUESTION- Did you have to take off or loosen the bolt behind the
power steering pulley to get the belt to go on?
that sucks that you just did ur ball joints and these new arms came with
them
cool
That car has got to be much more enjoyable (and safe) to drive after all
the work. Enjoy the videos. And yea, rockauto is great. I just made an
order for a new A/C condenser for my Ranger, new Ford/Motorcraft part.
Arrived on Tuesday morning after I ordered it on a Sunday evening…great
company.
@ndaguanno I wasn’t paying attention when I put it in gear.
wow, I can’t believe they’d make a serpentine belt that hard to replace.
That’s not very well thought out engineering from GM I guess.
where do you buy your parts from? Im from Ontario Canada.
Try doing it with the SC motor. You have 2 belts.
Why are you riding around in 2nd?
Hell yeah…the Park Ave is all happy again…lol
intake manifold by pas hss a pin hole on the hard plastic tube that is
shaped like a 90 degree turn. what is it calld and were can i get it
@autom0bile I get most of them online at rockauto
wow they’re cheap, how long is shipping roughly for you?
I thought chrysler was a pain to change belts on in a tight space….. you
almost had to remove the engine, lol….. what are engineers thinking??
Where did u order your control arms from. I can’t seem to find them. Email
me the info please. @ Beeleget1@yahoo. Com thanks
@autom0bile It usually takes less than a week to get here from the time I
order them