Belt replacement on a 1999 bonnieville

[JoeSacamano]

Can any of you guys help me here? I have a 99 Bonnieville with a 3800 engine. I need to replace the serpentine belt. It broke while driving on the interstate and I had to leave it. Need to know if the motor mount is in the way or is it just a release the tensioner pulley and replace? Car is 80 miles away!

[lucforce]

serpentines are routed 99.9% of the time to be replaced only by moving the tensioner.

[cffisher]

Don't know but 91 with 3300 engine the mtr mt has to come off.

[Matt167]

should be a little place you can put a 3/4" breaker bar, and push it or pull it back ( depends on car ) and slip the belt on, then let it go. 3.0 Ford V6's don'ty have that, you have to loosen the nut on the tensioner then pry it back, and then after it's on, you just reverse the prosess. I'm not shure if the motor mount is in the way or not. www.autozone.com has a free manual service for most cars, it's based off there Alldata and has less information but simple stuff like this is covered. any car with a GM 3800 should do if they don't have '99 Bonneville listed.

[JoeSacamano]

Thanks!!... I checked the autozone website and one bolt does need to come out of the motor mount with the motor supported by a floor jack. I thought I had heard this is the way these things are done. Thnaks Again!