The belt on the 2001 Ford Ranger that controls all of the drive equipment on the front of the engine is named the serpentine belt. The ribs on the within the serpentine belt journey round the grooves inside of each accessory pulley. As a substitute of getting two or three belts like the older type autos had, the serpentine belt makes it potential to manage all of the accessories with only one full belt.
2001 Ford Ranger Change the Serpentine Belt Instructions
Open the hood on the 2001 Ford Ranger and lock it in place.
Search for the serpentine belt routing diagram on high of the plastic protect that covers the top of the radiator. The serpentine belt diagram will provide you with the instructions for routing the new serpentine belt throughout the pulleys. In case you can not find the diagram, use a pen and paper to attract out the routing diagram of the previous serpentine belt.
Search for the serpentine belt tensioner on the front of the engine. The tensioner is what retains the serpentine belt tight on the pulleys. The tensioner on the 2001 Ford Ranger is positioned under the alternator on the front passenger facet of the engine. The tensioner has a 3/8-inch sq. gap in the spring loaded arm of the tensioner.
Slide the sq. finish of the 3/8-inch drive ratchet into the 3/8-inch sq. gap in the finish of the tensioner. Flip the tensioner counterclockwise and slide the belt off of the tensioner pulley. Remove the belt from the remaining pulleys. Pull the belt out of the engine compartment. Slide the new serpentine belt round the water-pump pulley first. The water-pump pulley is the large pulley immediately in the heart of the engine.
Route the serpentine belt round the remaining pulleys. Depart the alternator pulley as the final pulley to route the belt round. Flip the tensioner counterclockwise once more and slide the new serpentine belt onto the tensioner pulley. Launch the tensioner and it’ll tighten the belt round the pulleys to the correct stress.
Examine the new serpentine belt to make it possible for the belt is seated inside all of the pulleys. Crank the 2001 Ford Ranger and examine the belt another time to ensure that the belt stays seated inside all of the pulleys whereas the engine is working.
[source ehow.com]
