how hard is it to replace the drive belt in the car?...i wanna do it myself...but if i can't...wat is a good price range?...thanks

 

It's not "difficult", but it does involve some somewhat tight spaces. Here's the directions from my Haynes manual (which are highly lacking in detail):

"To replace the belts, loosen the adjuster component until the belt can be removed from the various pulley's. On multiple-belt applications, outer belts have to be removed to access inner belts, but as a general rule, all belts should be replaced at the same time anyway.

Route the new belt over the various pulleys, then adjust the tension. Note: Refer to owner's manual for the belt routing diagram for your specific model."

Here's for tensioning the belts (I just helped someone with this from the NYCMaximas forum, so I am just pasting from that post):

 

Wow TrackSmart, you really went out of your way taking the pics. Good job!

 

Nope. Read the post. A direct copy & paste from earlier today when I was helping someone on NYCMaximas.org. It only took about 2-3 min to take the pics for the 1st guy and post them. It only took about 20 seconds to copy that post and put it here! Nothing better than plagiarizing yourself. Especially if it's for a good cause.

 

Still, bravo for a helpful post. If only everyone would buy a haynes or a chilton...

 

thank you soo much...i'm gonna go buy the parts tomorrow

 

There is a write-up in the stickies on this....