ac belt slipping

[johnshop]

so it's quite annoying, my ac belt slips every time i turn on the ac, is not constant, but it goes off for a 5 minutes and then starts making noises again and then goes off and then noises again, so i was thinking it may need some tightening, how hard is it to do? i was looking thru the FSM and i did not see anything on that point, or i am just a bad reader?

if someone could please help me and point me into the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.

[aroche25]

You may find this handy (belt-adjustment-t365646.html) just read the whole thing, it tells you were all the adjustment points are for all your belts.

[t.mcginley.jr]

Are you sure its the belt and not the compressor clutch?

[johnshop]

I don't know, to my untrained ear just sounds like a belt slipping, how could I know if it was the compressor clutch ?

[Ziggy1621]

Is it squealing? Doesn't take long to tighten, just read the post mentioned above

[t.mcginley.jr]

Tighten it up, if it doesn't go away after that then it's something else like a bearing. Some people say to put this thing called "belt dressing" on it but I've never had to use that stuff to keep belts from squealing.

[johnshop]

hopefully this weekend i will do the tighten, i should remove the radiator for easier access?

[Ziggy1621]

No, just put it up on jack stands and get underneath it. jack stand points

The tensioner pulley is there on the driver's side.