I have a 1989 Ford Ranger (nearly 30 years old) which I couldn't find any information on line how to replace and tighten an AC belt. Your video showed me the square hole to use in order to loosen and tighten the AC belt after loosing the other bolts first. Nowhere online I could find anything that talk or show the square hole. I give you a FIVE Stars rating and all thumbs up. My AC belt is now on the truck and the AC working in the 118 degree Arizona desert heat. You save me a lot of money knowing that my AC compressor still works while the mechanics I took it to didn't even bother to look and see if it worked by them placing a belt on it. They was going to charge me $1,700 to replace the entire AC system since the mechanics said something inside the AC compressor probably broke, and it probably contaminated the AC system with metal parts which everything will need to be replaced. The shop was going to charge me double for what a AC compressor goes for, double for the dryer, double for the condenser, just double in price for all the AC parts and $110 per hour for labor cost. The belt cost me only $29 plus tax and my labor to put it in while the temperature was rising 94 degrees F. I nearly strip the square bolt trying to loosen the AC compressor and I had to use a philips screwdriver to help slip the belt over the AC compressor clutch pulley.
Thanks a lot for your video, it helped me a lot. Today I replaced the belts on my Ford F-150 '84 ( my truck's engine by the way looks a lot like your Bronco's) and your video made it look easy enough. The people asking you to show each and every bolt you loosened to replace your belts, need to develop some common sense and figure it out for themselves.
I'm doing a 1986 Bronco ll and its about the same except for the air pump. I notice I will have to write down the fan belt numbers and on which pulley accessory they go or I will get them mixed up when its time to put them back on.
Hey Mattie, any idea how to get the alternator to budge after loosening that bolt. Got the bolt loose but can't get the alternator to budge so I can tighten that belt up to see if it will work or put a new belt on if need be. Hope you see this. Your help would be greatly appreciated. I'm not a mechanic but due to low funds, I'm having to try to fix this on my own.
Yes I did. There is another bolt at the bottom you need to loosen in order to move the alternator. It's kind of hard to get to because the nut on it is at the back of the alternator. I had to take some of the air filter hoses off to get into where it was. Mine is a Ford Ranger, so it could be a bit different, but mine looks pretty much exactly like this Bronco.
I agree, should have filmed fully putting the belts on and loosening things. I'm probably going to have to put a new alternator on, so maybe if I can figure out how, I might film it.
Angie Brown alternator was tricky but i figured it out. theres the bolt holding the alternator to the bracket, and then a bolt holding the bracket to the car you gotta loosen both
