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How Do I Install a Tensioner Pulley on a 96 Geo

The tensioner pulley on a 1996 Geo prevents the serpentine belt from flying off the engine when the car is running. The tensioner has a spring-loaded arm that applies pressure to the belt via the tensioner pulley. Since you cant service the pulley separately, if the pulley has a bad bearing or the pulley shell incurs damage, youll have to replace the entire tensioner. If you have good auto-repair skill and about an hour of spare time on your hands, you can save a few dollars by installing the new tensioner yourself.

Instructions

1

Drive the Geo onto the car ramps, turn the engine off and set the parking brake. Lift the Geos hood and rest it on the hood support rod. Check the belt routing diagram, printed on a sticker placed on the fan shroud, to find the location of the belt tensioner.

2

Rotate the belt tensioner away from the serpentine belt using your serpentine belt tool, which you can buy at your local auto parts store.

3

Slip the belt off the tensioner pulley by hand before allowing the tensioner to rotate back into position. Remove the serpentine belt tool from the Geos engine well.

4

Climb under the front end of the Geo with your socket set. Unbolt the belt tensioner from the engines front cover using the socket set. Remove the tensioner by hand.

5

Place the new belt tensioner on the engines front cover. Thread in the belt tensioner bolts by hand to prevent cross-threading them. Tighten the bolts with the socket set.

6

Climb out from under the Geo with the socket set. Reinstall the serpentine belt on the tensioner pulley, using serpentine belt tool. Close the hood and drive the Geo off the ramps.