[DIY] Changing power steering belt and a/c belt

[destrukshn]

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

car: eg civic with d16y4 motor, this is basic guide, practically same thing for most hondas.
Aim: changing power steering and a/c belt
time: about 30mins to 1 hour

tools used:
* jack
* 2 stands
* creeper
* 1/2 drive breaker bar, rachet, extension, 14mm socket
* 3/8 drive rachet, 12mm socket
* 1/4 drive rachet, extension(s), 10mm socket
* 12mm and 14mm ring spanners

and of course power steering and a/c belt.




step 1:
at the front of the car find the jacking point, which is circled, place the jack there and start jacking, till the car is high enough to put stands on.



step 2:
place stands underneath car, i used the jack points on the side of the car, which is also circled.



step 3:
undo the bolts the bolts on the splash tray, as shown, and fold it back, as shown enough so you can work with.







step 4:
undo the 2 12mm bolts on the side of the power steering pump, just lightly, enough so it can move up and down, i used the 3/8drive rachet and also the ring spanner as it was easier for the lower bolt.

then you see a small 10mm bolt on top, that's the tensioner, i used the 1/4 drive rachet for this

undo this bolt, untill you can get the belt off the pump, then you go under neath the car and take it off.





step 5: undo the mount, i used a 1/2 drive breaker bar, to crack it with a 14mm socket, then used the rachet to take it off. it should be just hanging off the rails a bit now, you have to completely take off the bolts.



step 6:
underneath the car you will see the tenionser for the a/c belt, use the 14mm spanner to undo this slightly

then, go to the top and inbtween the dipstick and camgear cover, if you look straight down, that's the tensioner bolt, under do that all the way down. you can't see the bolt in the pic with the pic, but you will when you see it personally. i had to use a couple of extentions becuase it goes down a bit far, also i used aht 1/4 drive rachet 10mm socket


step 7:
now you take off the a/c belt, you have to kinda manuevure it between chassis rails and the mount.





now you do everything in reverse order, of course using your new belts. lol.

so it's
* put a/c belt on
* do up engine mount (2x 14mm bolts)
* do up a/c tensioner bolt ontop. (1x 10mm bolt)
* lock the a/c tensioner bolt, on the tensioner itself (1x 14mm bolt)
* put on power steering belt
* tension it at the top (1x 10mm bolt)
* tighten the pump onto the bracket (2x 12mm bolts)
* fold the splash tray back to normal (4x 10mm bolts)
* raise car to get stands out, then lower car, start her up.

NOTE: for begginners, before you lock the pump and compressor into place, start the car, listen for squeeling, if there is, tighten the tensioner more, once there is no more squeeling, lock the pump and compressor into place, and then continue on putting everything back together.

[bennjamin]

nice write up son. And nice jack

[destrukshn]

Nice job on the DIY good instructions and photos. Personally I would have just removed the lower splash guard that photo gave me the Heebie jeebies looking at it all scrunched up like that.

lol, yeah but it's not sooo bad, becuase it was quite easy too fold, it wasn;t like i forced it.
=)

[muhhan]

Good to see more basic maintenance DIYs being done.

[CRXer]

Yeah......that jack............what is it?
Sick of having to jack mine up a little to get my trolley underneath.

[HondaTechy]

how many goes did it take you to work it out jonny????????

[destrukshn]

ums.. brand is joplin, i got it at parramatta, you know where hog's breath is aon church st, there's a complex there, there's a shop that sells industrial stuff, got it there


brett, that time once.
lol.

[Mrkrooz]

nice werk...

[bungsai]

very well done. + rep.

[ECU-MAN]

awsome DIY, nice detail on how its done.

good work

[destrukshn]

thanks, sir.
=)

[kayot1k]

just a quick question . that front jacking point u used it that safe?

i used to use that but i get paranoid as it seems like ur jacking the radiadtor support which looks very fragile.