1、How to Replace a Car Alternator Belt Yourself?
There are 10 steps to replace the car alternator belt by yourself:
Step 1: Shut down the engine and let it cool down. Open the engine hood to find the alternator belt on the front of the engine.
Step 2: Press the belt between the pulleys to check its slack. If you press more than 1/2 inch, the belt is loose. A loose belt will affect the performance of the generator and even damage the belt.
Step 3: Check the oil or grease contamination of the alternator belt, turn over the belt to check if there are cracks in the inner layer, missing rubber blocks and slipping.
Step 4: Loosen the adjusting bolts of the generator and adjust the pivot bolts.
Step Five: Move the generator inward to loosen the belt.
Step 6: Peel the alternator belt off the pulley and remove the alternator belt.
Step 7: Compare the removed old belt with the new belt, and install the new belt after confirmation.
Step 8: Pull the alternator outward until the belt is tight, making sure the alternator belt is in place.
Step Nine: Adjust the pivot bolts in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Step 10: Start the engine to verify the repair results, and re-check the tightness of the belt after turning off the engine.
2、What To Do If The Car Fan Belt Is Broken?
With the continuous development of social economy, in real life, we will encounter various problems, especially many friends should have encountered such problems in the process of driving, that is, the car fan belt has broken In this situation, what should we do? We can use women's nylon stockings to fasten the broken part, so that the belt is not easy to leave the belt groove on the belt pulley and will not break temporarily.
To sum up, we can clearly know that when the fan belt breaks, we can directly use women's nylon stockings for related treatment. If it has been fully exercised, then we have to stop and replace it with a new one. The fan belt can only go on the road.
