View Full Version : Do I need a special tool to remove the belt off a '99 Ford Taurus?
Sky4601
Mar 30, 2010, 03:59 PM
I can not get at it with a socket, to close to the fender wall, do I need a special tool to remove the belt. I am needing to change the power steering pump.
Stratmando
Mar 30, 2010, 04:04 PM
Is it 1 long Serpintine Belt and has a spot for a 1/2" Drive socket? That releases pressure on the tensioner?
Or individual belts?
Sky4601
Mar 30, 2010, 04:09 PM
Serpintine.
Stratmando
Mar 30, 2010, 04:12 PM
Do you have a place for a Half inch drive/extension and do you see a square hole near the tensioner?
Sky4601
Mar 30, 2010, 04:27 PM
No hole and no place for a drive/extention to fit.
TxGreaseMonkey
Mar 30, 2010, 05:10 PM
On my 2000 Ford Taurus, with the 3.0L Duratec engine, I use a 15-inch breaker bar with a 1/2" x 3/8" adapter. It fits perfectly. If you have the Vulcan 3.0L OHV engine, try a 15mm box-end wrench on the idler pulley bolt. Many auto parts stores will lend you a serpentine belt wrench set, if necessary.
Sky4601
Mar 30, 2010, 05:16 PM
I got the socket, but with the A/C lines and insulation, along with the fender wall, I can not get the socket and wrench to go over the nut to use it. Make any sense?
TxGreaseMonkey
Mar 30, 2010, 05:18 PM
Can you get a box-end wrench over it?
Once you install the new P/S Pump, refill the reservoir with Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF. The pump will be infinitely quieter and you likely will never need to replace it again. Plus, the steering is much better, particularly in winter.
Sky4601
Mar 30, 2010, 05:22 PM
You are the bomb as always, thanks Tx!