HOW TO REPLACE AIRCON BELT

NOW TO REPLACE AIRCON BELT

THIS PROCEDURE IS EXACTLY FOR THE 1999 CRV MODEL

THIS BELT'S IS STRETCHED BY A TENSIONER PULLEY SO THAT  IT MAY BE CONTROLLED TO THE CORRECT TENSION .

THIS TENSIONER HAS TWO BOLTS:
      FIRST BOLT  IS  ABOUT 3 INCHES IN LENGTH AND IS ABOUT 10mm in diameter .  Its head is squared sized 7mm , it is a full threaded nut, it has a lock nut , 10 mm in size.   this bolt is the one that makes the tensioner pulley to move up and down the pulley itself so that the belt attained the correct tension or to lessened the tension of the belt respectively.  This is situated almost 2 inches away from the pulley in your left.  .
     SECOND BOLT  IS ABOUT 2 inches in lenght , its head is also squared type having a size of 12mm.  this bolt is the one that fixed the pulley itself so it will not moved.. this is situated at almost the bottom of the pulley on your left.

PROCEDURE

1.  to gain access to these two nuts, remove the power steering plastic container by just pulling it upward.
2.  remove the nut located a top the power steering box,  12mm
3.  remove the nut at the side of the power steering box  located at the lower side at the back of the power steering.
4. have that power steering box hanged upward so you can gain access to the two nuts.
5. loosen the SECOND BOLT that holds the tensioner pulley.
6.  loosen the LOCK NUT of the FIRST BOLT counterclockwise 
7.  loosen the FIRST BOLT , counter clockwise, the pulley will now moved downward.and make the belt to got loose.
8.  remove the belt from the compressor and the crankshaft pulley .
9.  go to down under the front of the engine,  there is a big clamp ( about 4 inch in length) it has two nuts 17mm , remove these nuts. this big clamp will not be totally removed because it is attached to the engine but there will be a space to be opened so that you can pass that belt out of its place.
10.  insert now the new belt to the top of that big clamp.
11.  re installed the two 17mm bolts.
12.  wrap around the belt to the crankshaft pulley, to tensioner pulley and to the aircon pulley.
13.  tighthen the first bolt , untill the belt is of the same tension as before, or about 1/4 inch play.
14.  tighten the  second bolt.
15.  put back the power steering belt if it was displaced.
16.  slightly tighten the 12mm nut of the power steering box located at the top side .
17.  slightly tighten the 12mm nut of the power steering box located at the side of the steering box.
18.  get a small steel bar and try to insert it to the body of steering box and pull that bar outward so that the power steering pulley attained its  right tension,  THEN TIGHTHEN NOW THE NUT AT THE SIDE AND THE TOP SIDE .
19.  put back the power steering fluid container.
20.  start the engine,  run it at about , 2000 rpm, if there is squeaking sound , maybe the belt is still loose.
21.  while engine runs, try to maneuver the steering wheel, if it is hard to steer, then the steering belt is loose, increase its tension.