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How do you Remove the serpentine drive belt from a 1988 Grand Am?
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∙ 15y ago
If and only if your engine is a quad-4, then the easiest way to replace the serpentine belt is to take a 13mm box-end wrench, double it up with a similar-sized wrench (make a double-wrench such that the open-end of the 13mm is inside the box-end of the other wrench), and get underneath the front of the car on the passenger side. The serpentine tensioner is located above the A/C compressor but below the alternator. Take your double-ended wrench with the 13mm box-end pointing up, and place it on the nut for the tensioner. Turn the nut (I forget if it's clockwise or counter-clockwise) and the belt should slacken up so that you can slip it off.
Personally, I have made a special tool to loosen the belt from above the engine, but the clearance is such that only the slimmest of tools can fit. Hope that helps, and if your engine isn't a quad-4, then this info is irrelevant.
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