Thursday, October 31, 2013
How to Fix the Belt on a 1996 Ford F 150
The Ford F-150 was introduced in 1975. The 1996 Ford F-150 was a 1/2 ton truck, available in both two-wheel and four-wheel drive models. The 1996 F-150 was equipped with a 4.9-liter electronic fuel injected V-6 engine in the base model. Optional engines in the 1996 F-150 included a 4.9-liter bi-fuel OHV V-6, a 5.0-liter V-8 and a 5.8-liter V-8. The drive belt on the 1996 F-150 controls the movement of several engine parts that are vital to the life of the engine, as well as the charging system and cooling system parts.
Instructions
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Raise the hood on the F-150. Remove the negative battery cable from the battery, using a ratchet and socket. Remove the radiator shroud mounting bolts from the top of the radiator, then pull the radiator shroud upward and out of the engine compartment. Look beneath the hood for the belt routing diagram. If no diagram exists, draw a box on a piece of paper representing the front of the engine; draw circles on the box to represent each pulley in its position on the engine; lastly, draw a thick line between the pulleys indicating the routing of the drive belt.
2Depress the tensioner assembly with a 3/8-inch-drive ratchet, by placing the ratchet in the square hole provided in the tensioner body. The tensioner is the metal, teardrop-shaped part that has a pulley at the tip of the teardrop. Remove the drive belt from the tensioner pulley, then from the engine completely.
3Install the new drive belt over the engine cooling fan. Route the belt over each engine pulley as it appears in the routing diagram under the hood, or on the diagram that you drew. Make the belt tensioner the last stop of your belt routing. Depress the belt tensioner with the ratchet, then install the belt over the tensioner pulley.
4Check the vertical alignment of the drive belt to make sure it is centered in the grooves on each pulley. Depress the tensioner halfway and make adjustments to center the belt, if needed.
5Install the radiator shroud into the engine compartment. Tighten the shroud bolts snug with a ratchet and socket. Install the negative battery cable, and tighten it snug.
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