How to I change the serpentine belt

SEAN CATHIE

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2007 JEEP PATRIOT

Need details on how to go about changing this belt. I love this site

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 AT 5:49 AM

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KEN L

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Here is a guide and a diagram (Below) that will help you get the job done.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-serpentine-belt

1 POWER STEERING PUMP
2 ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT
3 GENERATOR
4 CRANKSHAFT PULLEY
5 LOWER IDLER PULLEY
6 CRANKSHAFT PULLEY
7 WATER PUMP PULLEY
8 ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT TENSIONER
9 UPPER IDLER PULLEY

1. Using a wrench, rotate accessory drive belt tensioner (8) counterclockwise until accessory drive belt (2) can be removed from pulleys (5 and 9).

2. Remove accessory drive belt (2).
Make sure to clean all groves on pulleys after belt removal

Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.

Cheers, Ken

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Saturday, October 21st, 2017 AT 2:28 PM

JOE PROCTOR

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I need a diagram for the serpentine belt replacement

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Saturday, October 21st, 2017 AT 2:29 PM (Merged)

HMAC300

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See pic replace tensioner as well item 8 in pic. Next time go to how-to repair under diagrams it 's there for you

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Saturday, October 21st, 2017 AT 2:29 PM (Merged)

SEAN CATHIE

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What would I have to take off to access serpentine belt on 2007 Jeep patriot

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Saturday, October 21st, 2017 AT 2:29 PM (Merged)

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Not sure I understand the question. Can you see the belt? If so, there is a belt tensioner that holds the belt on.

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Saturday, October 21st, 2017 AT 2:29 PM (Merged)

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1 - POWER STEERING PUMP
2 - ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT
3 - GENERATOR
4 - CRANKSHAFT PULLEY
5 - LOWER IDLER PULLEY
6 - CRANKSHAFT PULLEY
7 - WATER PUMP PULLEY
8 - ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT TENSIONER
9 - UPPER IDLER PULLEY

Using a wrench, rotate accessory drive belt tensioner (8) counterclockwise until accessory drive belt (2) can be removed from pulleys (5 and 9).
Remove accessory drive belt (2).

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Saturday, October 21st, 2017 AT 2:29 PM (Merged)

SEAN CATHIE

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I can only see part of the belt from top do a have to take all the plastic parts from underneath the car and access it from underneath

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Saturday, October 21st, 2017 AT 2:29 PM (Merged)

ASEMASTER6371

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Only pays.8 so I doubt anything has to be removed. Just tight to get to.

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Saturday, October 21st, 2017 AT 2:29 PM (Merged)

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For a 2007 Jeep Patriot 2.0 Eng. Forward wheel drive. I unbolted the degassing bottle (coolant reservoir) and moved it aside without disconnecting the coolant line. Its very tight, but with a good tensioner tool/16 mm wrench you can access the tensioner pulley and remove the old belt. It was a bear to first route the new belt and then to get enough leverage (with the wrench) to install a new belt.
I needed a 2nd person to help position the new belt over the last pulley while I struggled with my wrench on the tensioner to be able to get enough slack to finish installing it. If your use to that stuff it shouldn't be a problem just tedious.

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Saturday, October 21st, 2017 AT 2:29 PM (Merged)

KEN L