New routing diagram for the drive belt on my 2004 Cherokee. new belt is 13 inchs shorter (this is to eliminate the squeek problem), my local garage is reluctant to advise me!

NO VIN or Dodge engine told. ( we can't guess) gen 3 Dakota

3.7 L (226 cu in)
4.7 L (287 cu in)
3.7 or 4.7L
v6 or v8?


if gates belts , has no coverage for sans/ PS pump
then you must measures the new circumference and buy the new belt using that.
no the diagram is not the same. after all it is not a normally sold car like that.
if have done this many times deleting AC compressor.
never PS./
this path V6, as you can the sans PS is way shorter belt
I used an old belt (normal) then cut it it down to get the fit
measured but gee the tension'er must be in mid scale for it to fit right
v6 is only one belt (gates belt dot com)
K06 13/16" x 88 1/8" wide/circum.
as seen here (no SANS PS there) try 10 more makers ? no me.

v6
#3 i thinks is PS pump so belt new is shorter
and must not hit pulley 8. only you looking at that can answer it.
#1 is GEN and running gen down hits water pump8
no? or is way too close to 8, as belts flop a bit under load.

If the belt is tight, then it was probably routed around all the pulleys correctly.

Draw a diagram of where the belt is routed prior to removal. This will ensure you get it back on right. It should have a spring loaded tensioner. If you look at all the pullys one will have a 3/8 square hole or a big nut type thing. you need to get your 3/8 drive or socket & lever it back from the belt & remove off 1 pully (normaly p/steer is the easiest to get to. slowly release tensioner, finish removeing, then reverse the procedure to go back on

on your motor there is a tensioner with a half inch squre hole insert a half inch drive ratchit take the tension off the belt slide the belt off the pully and remove the belt then intall the new belt if you dont have a diagram of the belt routing drew out the routing before removal

1. Removing the Serpentine Belt
   • 1 Park your Subaru on a level surface and open the hood.
     
   • 2 Disconnect the ground (black) battery cable using a wrench. This will prevent the cooling fan from activating.
     
   • 3 Locate the serpentine belt routing diagram in your engine compartment and compare it to the actual routing of the installed belt. Make sure the routing on the label matches the actual routing. If they do not match or there is no label, note the actual routing on a piece of paper for later reference.
     
   • 4 Locate the belt tensioner pulley on your Subaru model. If the tensioner is equipped with a squared hole, use a large breaker bar with a 1/2-inch (13 mm) drive. Otherwise, use a ratchet and socket of the proper size on the tensioner pulley center bolt.
     
   • 5 Rotate the tensioner pulley away from the belt to release the belt tension.
     
   • 6 Pull the belt off of one of the pulleys and slowly release the tensioner pulley back into position. Do not let the tensioner pulley snap back or you may damage an internal component.
     
   • 7 Finish removing the serpentine belt from the rest of the pulleys and the engine compartment.
     
   Installing the New Serpentine Belt
   • 1 Match the old belt to the new one and make sure they are of the same length and configuration. It is normal for the new belt to be slightly shorter since the old one has been stretched through use.
     
   • 2 Route the new serpentine belt through all of the pulleys except the tensioner pulley. Use the diagram on the engine compartment or your notes, as a reference, to properly route the belt.
     
   • 3 Insert the large breaker bar into the square hole or the ratchet and socket into the tensioner pulley center bolt.
     
   • 4 Rotate the tensioner pulley in the same direction you did to release the belt tension.
     
   • 5 Slide the serpentine belt onto the tensioner pulley.
     
   • 6 Release the tensioner pulley back into position.
     
   • 7 Look at all the pulleys and make sure the serpentine belt is properly seated on each one. Otherwise, release the belt tension and adjust the belt.
     
   • 8 Connect the ground (black) battery cable using the wrench.
     

what engine? Please rate if this helps. Took a lot of time to dig out.

here's 2002 3.0L 2 valve



Item Part Number Description 1 10346 Generator pulley 2 8678 Belt idler pulley 3 3A733 Power steering pump pulley 4 8620 Drive belt 5 2E884 A/C clutch pulley 6 6B209 Drive belt tensioner pulley 7 6312 Crankshaft pulley 8 8509 Water pump pulley


4 valve



Item Part Number Description 1 3A733 Power steering pump pulley 2 8620 Drive belt 3 2E884 A/C clutch pulley 4 6316 Crankshaft pulley 5 6B209 Drive belt tensioner pulley 6 10344 Generator pulley

water pump 4 valve



Item Part Number Description 1 6A359 Camshaft drive pulley 2 8K543 Drive belt 3 8509 Water pump pulley 4 8W508 Drive belt tensioner pulley

Welcome to Fixya

Here's the procedure on how to replace the serpentine belt. I am sorry if cannot provide you the diagram.

1. Open the hood and locate the serpentine belt routing diagram. The diagram is on a sticker originally adhered to the fan shroud or the underside of the hood for easy referral when replacing the belt. If the sticker is no longer on the Pontiac, you'll need to get one either from your local Pontiac dealer, in the Pontiac's specific service manual or online. Or you can draw a diagram of your Pontiac's pulleys and belt, showing how the belt routes around the pulleys.

2 Insert the tip of the belt tensioner tool into the corresponding notch on the serpentine belt tensioner. You can locate the tensioner by looking for a pulley located at the end of an arm. This arm and pulley assembly is the tensioner.

3 Pry the tensioner arm away from the belt face with the tensioner tool. On some Pontiacs you can substitute a large socket wrench, but the risk of damage to the tensioner increases greatly with the socket wrench. The price of a tensioner tool is far less than that of a new tensioner, so avoid the socket wrench and buy the proper tool at your local auto parts store.

4 Push the belt off the tensioner pulley with your free hand and slowly move the tensioner back to its relaxed position. Pull the tool out of the tensioner and set it aside for now.

5 Pull the belt off all the pulleys and lift it up out of the engine well. Depending on the year, make and model of Pontiac you are working on, you made need to access the lower pulleys from below the engine well or through the wheel well to get the belt out.

6 Stretch both belts out to full length to make sure the new belt and old belt are nearly identical in length. The new belt should measure less than an inch shorter than the old one. This is due to some stretching the old belt received during its lifespan.

7 Route the new belt around the pulleys, beginning with the crank pulley and working your way up until the tensioner pulley is the only one left. Make sure to consult the routing diagram frequently during this step. If you route it improperly, you will have to either take it off and start over, replace whatever component this damages from the improper routing, or seek first aid for the injuries you suffer.

8 Plug the tensioner tool back into the tensioner body and lever the tensioner pulley away from the belt path once more. Pull the belt over the tensioner pulley and hold it there with your other hand as you slowly release pressure on the tensioner. Take the tool out when done.

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if your getting your belt from autozone or NAPA the routing is on the back of the package

The diagram on the right in this link provides the exact diagram/pic. for your car. The link is to a site that explains how to convert earlier NG models (which had an extra center idler pulley) to a shorter belt, ala the newer models such as yours which had eliminated this idler. See also, this site for additional information. Another diagram is here with part numbers for the pulleys and the belt. This is about a one hour job to replace the belt and one or two pulleys. Ensure the pulleys are lined up correctly to avoid throwing the new belt when you start it up.