I am trying to replace the belts in my 2004, 2.0 dodge neon, automatic and have no idea where to loosen the bolts. Does anyone have a pic of teh engine i can look at? Thanks in advance!

 

here is how ya do it:

1. put a jack under the passenger side of the motor (with a block of wood) and just put a little pressure on it.
2. Remove the passenger side motor mount.
3. crank the jack so the passenger side of the motor comes up a few inches
4. just to the left of the wheel the belt sits on closest to the front of the car ther is a tensioner, in the middle it has a square where a socket wrench will fit, pop the wrench in ther and turn it and it will lostin the belt enough to pull off. i used a breaker bar to make it easer.
5. to install the new belt do the same thing in reverse order!!!

 

REMOVAL
POWER STEERING PUMP AND AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR BELT

1. Using a 17 mm wrench, rotate belt tensioner clockwise (Fig. 2) until belt can be removed from power steering pump pulley. Gently, release spring tension on tensioner.



2. Remove the drive belt (Fig. 3).




INSTALLATION

NOTE: When installing drive belt on the pulleys, make sure that belt is properly routed and all V-grooves make proper contact with pulley grooves.

POWER STEERING PUMP AND AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR BELT

1. Install the drive belt (Fig. 3) over all the pulleys except for the power steering pump pulley.

2. Using a 17 mm wrench, rotate belt tensioner clockwise (Fig. 2) until belt can be installed on the power steering pulley Release spring tension onto belt.

3. After belt is installed, inspect belt length indicator marks (Fig. 7). The indicator mark should be within the minimum belt length and maximum belt length marks. On a new belt, the indicator mark should align approximately with the nominal belt length mark.




Alternator/Generator Belt

REMOVAL
GENERATOR BELT

1. Remove power steering pump/air conditioning compressor drive belt.

2. Loosen generator locking nut (Fig. 4).



3. Remove accessory drive belt splash shield (Fig. 5).

4. Loosen generator pivot bolt (Fig. 4).

5. Loosen generator adjusting bolt until generator belt can be removed (Fig. 4).

6. Remove generator belt.



INSTALLATION

NOTE: When installing drive belt on the pulleys, make sure that belt is properly routed and all V-grooves make proper contact with pulley grooves.

GENERATOR BELT

1. Install belt around pulleys (Fig. 3).



2. Adjust belt tension by tightening adjusting bolt (Fig. 4).

3. Tighten generator pivot bolt to 40 ft. lbs (Fig. 4).

4. Install accessory drive belt splash shield (Fig. 5).

5. Tighten generator locking nut to 40 ft. lbs (Fig. 4).

6. Install power steering pump/air conditioning compressor drive belt.


Doesnt get any more complete then that .

 

Other then having someone install it for you! HAHA. I pwnt 03! I have that info too..I would just be too lazy to copy and paste it all. HAHA.

 

Printed that for future use! Thanks 03neonRT!

 

ok well my little how too suxs ***..[8D]... but it does help alot to jack the engine a little!!

 

This should be a sticky somewhere on here???