Install the new serpentine belt over all the pulleys except the tensioner pulley. It is important that the belt follow the correct path over the pulleys. If you are unsure of the path, look for the sticker under the hood with the belt-path diagram on it.
Instructions
1. Uplift the hood of your Subaru and backing it with the prop rod. Allot the annulling battery cable at the counteractive battery terminal. Remove the retaining bolt from the battery cable extreme with a wrench and seperate the cable from the terminal.
2. Asset the serpentine band tensioner on the front of the engine and accommodation a socket on the apex bolt in the centre of the loafer pulley. Attach a breaker bar to the socket and rotate the tensioner clockwise until the zone is loose, then remove it from the pulleys. Rotate the tensioner back to the familiar position and let it sit there for now.
3.While the Two thousand one Subaru Outback left the meeting path with two optional engine send, the 2.5-liter four-cylinder and the 3.0-liter V6, matchless the 3.0-liter uses a serpentine region on the engine. Turning all the accessories including the H2O pump, the serpentine zone is critical to the work of the engine. A failure of the band can account the engine to overheat and damage the heads, mind gaskets or engine block. You can pin money the cummerbund Homewards in approximately an generation with basic labourer tools.
4. Rotate the tensioner clockwise far enough to install the belt around the pulley on the tensioner, then slowly rotate the tensioner back to the home position. The tensioner will tighten the belt correctly and no adjustment is required.
5. Install the negative battery cable back on the negative battery terminal and install the retaining bolt. Tighten the bolt with a wrench, then close the hood.
