{"id":56237,"date":"2018-12-21T17:17:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T22:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=56237"},"modified":"2018-12-21T17:17:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T22:17:48","slug":"replace-drive-belt-1995-volvo-960-l2-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2018\/12\/replace-drive-belt-1995-volvo-960-l2-9","title":{"rendered":"Replace Drive Belt 1995 Volvo 960 L2.9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"How to replace the serpentine belt tensioner tool, removal for Volvo 850, S70, V70, 960, V90, S90\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_bUV-OtQogn8\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FbUV-OtQogn8%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bUV-OtQogn8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2014-07-27T14:00:10Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_bUV-OtQogn8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FbUV-OtQogn8%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">How to replace the serpentine belt tensioner tool, removal for Volvo 850, S70, V70, 960, V90, S90<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bUV-OtQogn8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FbUV-OtQogn8%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"How to replace the serpentine belt tensioner tool, removal for Volvo 850, S70, V70, 960, V90, S90\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"To get a tool: http:\/\/robertspinner.com\/tools_services.htm This video will show you how to take the tension off of the serpentine belt tensioner without any special tools. This should work for the following Volvo cars: 850, 960, S90, V90, S70, V70, XC70. Tool: https:\/\/robertdiy.com\/products\/serpentine-belt-release-tool?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&amp;utm_medium=product-links&amp;utm_content=web Tool usage: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ncj76_2pvxA ------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SLPVaRK9sDU How to search my videos: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gt9w-ZSxs9I Visit my Website for special tools, parts for sale and other helpful information: http:\/\/www.RobertDIY.com Help Robert, help others: http:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/RobertDIYAfterDark\/ Basic car care YouTube channel: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/rspiwin\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Is the replacement of the drive belt idler pulley on 1994 Volvo 960 L2.9 a do-or-yourself job? I have a belt detentioner and basic mechanical skills. The pulley seems accessible on front of block. Single bolt. Any pitfalls?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"ProcedureTitle\">Serpentine Drive Belt, Replace<\/h2>\n<div id=\"scroller1\">\n<div id=\"staticTipLayer\"><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"menuItem1\"><\/a><a name=\"menuItem2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table class=\"stripedTable\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"6%\">1.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94%\">Rotate or lift the belt tensioner arm, using a suitable tool to relieve tension from drive belt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"6%\">2.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94%\">Remove the drive belt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"6%\">3.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94%\">Clean pulleys and inspect for any bent or damaged pulleys.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"6%\">4.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"94%\">Reverse procedure to install.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the replacement of the drive belt idler pulley on 1994 Volvo 960 L2.9 a do-or-yourself job? 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Rotate or lift the belt tensioner arm, using a suitable tool to&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2018\/12\/replace-drive-belt-1995-volvo-960-l2-9\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Replace Drive Belt 1995 Volvo 960 L2.9<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15091,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,233],"tags":[11554,22618],"class_list":["post-56237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-repair-questions","category-volvo","tag-11554","tag-replace-serpentine-belt"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.0 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Replace Drive Belt 1995 Volvo 960 L2.9 - FreeAutoMechanic Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2018\/12\/replace-drive-belt-1995-volvo-960-l2-9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Replace Drive Belt 1995 Volvo 960 L2.9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Is the replacement of the drive belt idler pulley on 1994 Volvo 960 L2.9 a do-or-yourself job? 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