1998 Buick Park Ave Speedometer stopped working.

Vin K or Vin 1 ?
Removal Procedure
The accessory drive belt drives all engine mounted accessories. All driven accessories are rigidly mounted to the engine. Drive belt tension is maintained by a spring loaded belt tensioner. A belt squeak when the engine is started or stopped is normal and has no effect on belt durability. The drive belt tensioner can control belt tension over a broad range of belt lengths; however, there are limits to the tensioner's ability to compensate. Using the tensioner outside of its operating range can result in poor tension control and/or damage to the tensioner.
Important: Ensure that the wood block extends past the width of the oil pan in order to avoid damage.

1. Use a jack with a block of wood on the jack under the oil pan in order to support the engine.
2. Remove the engine mount to engine mount bracket nuts.
3. Remove the engine mount bracket front upper and lower nuts.

Remove the engine mount bracket front upper and lower studs and spacer.
Lower the engine as necessary and rotate the tensioner to remove the drive belt.
Remove the drive belt.
Don't need to remove power steering pump if done right !

YES, support the engine oil pan with a jack and a piece of wood. and then take the mount off

there is a tensioner pulley with a place to put a ratchet loosen tension and remove make sure you have a diagram to put belt back on if not draw a picture before removing

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i have a 98 buick park avenue
i got a problem running it. it start but when i hit the break pedal some light comes out the direction signal and it shuts off i check all the fuse

should be a lable under the hood. if not, search serpentine belt routing 98 park ave on google images. should pop right up

1. there should be a place on the tenshoner pully to put a ratchet and tale tenshon off the pully then follow the routing diagram for the belt on the radiator suport pannel on the front of the car

one of the pullys should be a tensoner....use a strong bar and take the tenson off the belt remove the belt and do the same thing when u put the new belt on

Firt - study & write down (draw) the belt path,,
and be sure about it..

Then - put a wrench on the nut in the center of the tension pully.. Move the tension pully to loosen the belt.. Pull belt off..

Repeat to put new one on..

Should be pretty easy..

some models you do not remove anything some have a spacer on the motor mount