How to diy ac belt

[Sir A.Y. Atoyot]

Originally Posted by Morgan

no should just be loosen that bolt (pointed to with red arrow in pic above) and get something like a crow bar/handle to the floor jack and leverage it against the engine and push the alternator out/towards the bumper to increase tension OR you can hit the top of the alternator with a hammer til its in the right place... sometimes these things A LOT of force, can't really hurt it by whacking it

Sorry, this is terrible advice. You most certainly CAN hurt an alternator by hammering it. Someone elsewhere said a replacement alternator cost them $700+!

As pointed out elsewhere, you have to loosen the base bolt(s) as well as the adjusting bolt on top - the alternator can easily be moved by hand then. Tighten to specs, then tighten the top bolt, then the base bolt(s).