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2.4L Engines
To install:
Mechanic
Here are the steps to remove the belts.
Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions section.
Loosen the nut of the alternator pivot bolt.
Loosen the lock bolt.
Loosen the adjusting bolt so that there is enough slack in the belt to remove it.
Install the new belt around the crankshaft, alternator and water pump pulleys.
If using a new belt, tighten the adjusting bolt to set the belt tension to 176-221 lbs. (785-981 N), or to 0.17-0.21 inches (4.4-5.4mm) of deflection using the tension inspection techniques above.
This is a higher tension than when inspecting a used belt. The new belt will stretch and relax to the inspection figures within a few hundred miles.
Tighten the lock bolt to 16 ft. lbs. (23 Nm)
Tighten the nut of the alternator pivot bolt to 33 ft. lb. (44 Nm).
Tighten the adjusting bolt to 44 inch lb. (4.9 Nm).
Accessory drive belt routing-2.4L engine
Loosen the tension pulley fixing nut "A" behind the tension pulley.
Loosen adjusting bolt B until there is enough slack in the belt to remove it.
Install the new belt around the crankshaft, A/C compressor (if so equipped) and power steering pump pulleys.
Tighten adjusting bolt B until the belt has reached 137-181 lbs. (608-804 N) of tension or 0.33-0.41 inches (8.4-10.4mm) of deflection using inspection methods above.
Tighten the fixing nut A to 33 ft. lbs. (44 Nm).
That is the way I have removed that bolt. I do not believe that there is a different way or trick to it.