My 98 jeep grand cherokee ,the serpentine belt just jumped off ...how do i put back on?

Asked by Jodi Dec 25, 2018 at 06:02 PM about the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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First you need to know why it jumped off. Check all the pulleys including the a/c pulley to make sure they spin without noise, spin smoothly, and that there is no slop back and forth in the pulley. Replace as necessary. Follow the belt routing diagram under the hood, rout the belt, pull back on the belt tensioner to gain slack in the belt to put on around the last pulley to be put onto. Release the belt tensioner. Make sure the belt is in all the pulley grooves before starting.

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