Drive Belt Installation on a 1994 Mercurcy Tracer 1.9

All Mercury Tracers manufactured from 1991 through 2002, including the 1994 1.9-liter model, utilize a serpentine belt as the drive belt for running engine accessories, such as the alternator, water pump and AC compressor. You need to replace the drive belt on your 1994 Mercury Tracer if you hear the belt squealing or you notice dry rotting or cracking on the belt's surface. All three situations mean your engine is not running as efficiently as possible, and the situation could result in your Tracer leaving you stranded.

• 1

  Locate the belt routing diagram for the serpentine belt. The diagram is printed on the underside of your Tracer's engine hood. If the diagram is missing, sketch one out yourself, showing each pulley and which side the belt presses against. This will help you when you put the new belt onto the pulleys.

• 2

  Place a 3/8-inch ratchet driver into the square hole on the tensioner pulley located at the bottom of the engine. The tensioner pulley has a large spring extending from it and does not connect to any accessories on the engine.

• 3

  Pull up on the ratchet handle to relieve pressure on the Tracer's serpentine belt. Slide the belt off the serpentine pulley.

• 4

  Slide the belt off the other pulleys and discard it.

• 5

  Place the new belt onto all of the pulleys except for the tensioner pulley. Use the diagram as your guide for the proper belt placement.

• 6

  Pull up on the ratchet handle and slide the belt over the tensioner pulley.

• 7

  Remove the ratchet from the tensioner pulley.