The principle operate of the serpentine belt on the Ford Ranger type vehicles is to energy the entire equipment mounted on the front of the engine. The serpentine belt is one steady belt that travels round all the put in pulleys, that are instantly hooked up to the equipment. The serpentine belt has ribs on one aspect and a flat floor on the opposite aspect. The ribs on the within of the belt journey contained in the grooves situated on the within of the pulleys.
Ford Ranger’s Serpentine Belt Replace Directions
Open the hood of the Ford Ranger and search for the serpentine belt routing diagram. The diagram gives you the routing path for the brand new belt. The diagram on all Ford Ranger type is situated on the rear of the radiator fan shroud. If there isn’t any diagram, sketch the routing map of the outdated belt, which you should utilize as reference when putting in the brand new belt.
Search for the serpentine belt tensioner on the front of the engine. The tensioner on the Ford Ranger type vans is situated within the heart of the engine or on the front passenger aspect of the engine. The tensioner has a pulley on one finish and a spring-loaded arm on the opposite, with a three/eight-inch sq. gap on the underside. All the Ford Ranger serpentine belt tensioners come outfitted with the three/eight-inch sq. gap on the backside of the spring-loaded arm.
Slide the three/eight-inch drive contained in the sq. gap positioned on the underside of the spring loaded arm. Flip the tensioner counter-clockwise, and slide the serpentine belt off the tensioner pulley. Remove the belt from the engine compartment. Slide the brand new belt into the engine compartment. Route the brand new serpentine belt across the crankshaft pulley first. Route the serpentine belt across the different pulleys (the alternator pulley must be the final one to obtain the belt round it).
Flip the belt tensioner counter-clockwise to make room for the brand new belt. Slide the brand new serpentine belt across the alternator pulley. Launch the belt tensioner so that it’s going to take of the slack out of the serpentine belt. Examine the serpentine belt to be sure that it’s put in fully inside all of the accent pulleys. Crank the Ford Ranger and watch the serpentine belt for no less than sixty seconds to ensure that the belt stays seated inside the entire accent pulleys. Flip the Ranger off when completed.
[taken from ehow.com]