1999 SAAB 9-5 drive belt/water pump

Tiny
DJF1021
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  • 1999 SAAB 9-5
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 149,000 MILES
My drive belt came off and of course lost steering, overheated and alligator light came on. My question is what do I have to do to get to the drive belt, other than pulling entire engine out, and what would cause the belt to come off in the first place!
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 AT 7:21 AM

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Tiny
MNTHNY4
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Firstly set engine on a floor jack, note be carefull jacking engine under oil pan, now remove engine mount bracket 4 16mm bolts & 1 18mm nut to pull, after that with belt off check all moving pulleys if they all spin freely & with ease, if ok u now need to set tensioner to install belt position using a pin & nail to lock tensioner, use a 1/2" drive type socket extension to pry tensioner forward to set pin in place, now install belt, & do all in reverse from above, good luck.
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Friday, September 10th, 2010 AT 12:03 PM

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