Replacing Serpentine Belt and X-Fer Case Fluid (2000 TJ)
 

My Serpentine belt is starting to look aged and I'd like to change in the
coming weeks. How do I go about changing the serpentine belt on my 2000 TJ
(4.0L). Do I need to remove the PS pulley, etc like past years, or do I just
need to take tension off the belt via the idler pulley?

Also...for the 231 Transfer Case, what size wrench will I need for the drain
plugs? It seems that the plugs are 10-11mm. Does anyone know the exact size?
I'm assuming I'll need to jack up the tranny and they remove the skid plate to
access the drain plugs.

Thanks
Pete

Re: Replacing Serpentine Belt and X-Fer Case Fluid (2000 TJ)
 

WillysGuy wrote:

>My Serpentine belt is starting to look aged and I'd like to change in the
>coming weeks. How do I go about changing the serpentine belt on my 2000 TJ
>(4.0L). Do I need to remove the PS pulley, etc like past years, or do I just
>need to take tension off the belt via the idler pulley?
>
>Also...for the 231 Transfer Case, what size wrench will I need for the drain
>plugs? It seems that the plugs are 10-11mm. Does anyone know the exact size?
>I'm assuming I'll need to jack up the tranny and they remove the skid plate to
>access the drain plugs.
>
>Thanks
>Pete
>

I just replaced the belt on my wifes 98 TJ this weekend. All I had to do
was loosen off the tension pulley as far as it would go and then
wrestled the old belt off, and new belt on. Even with the tensioner
loosened off all the way, they're still pretty tight, but it's doable.
The wifes TJ is a 2.5, but the methodology should be the same.

Don't know about the wrench size, but yes you'll want to remove the
skidplate. Before you tke the skid plate off, make sure that you've
supported the tranny/TC combo since the skidplate is wahat holds
everything in place.

Mike
98 TJ SE

Re: Replacing Serpentine Belt and X-Fer Case Fluid (2000 TJ)
 

WillysGuy wrote:

>My Serpentine belt is starting to look aged and I'd like to change in the
>coming weeks. How do I go about changing the serpentine belt on my 2000 TJ
>(4.0L). Do I need to remove the PS pulley, etc like past years, or do I just
>need to take tension off the belt via the idler pulley?
>
>Also...for the 231 Transfer Case, what size wrench will I need for the drain
>plugs? It seems that the plugs are 10-11mm. Does anyone know the exact size?
>I'm assuming I'll need to jack up the tranny and they remove the skid plate to
>access the drain plugs.
>
>Thanks
>Pete
>

I just replaced the belt on my wifes 98 TJ this weekend. All I had to do
was loosen off the tension pulley as far as it would go and then
wrestled the old belt off, and new belt on. Even with the tensioner
loosened off all the way, they're still pretty tight, but it's doable.
The wifes TJ is a 2.5, but the methodology should be the same.

Don't know about the wrench size, but yes you'll want to remove the
skidplate. Before you tke the skid plate off, make sure that you've
supported the tranny/TC combo since the skidplate is wahat holds
everything in place.

Mike
98 TJ SE

Re: Replacing Serpentine Belt and X-Fer Case Fluid (2000 TJ)
 

WillysGuy wrote:

>My Serpentine belt is starting to look aged and I'd like to change in the
>coming weeks. How do I go about changing the serpentine belt on my 2000 TJ
>(4.0L). Do I need to remove the PS pulley, etc like past years, or do I just
>need to take tension off the belt via the idler pulley?
>
>Also...for the 231 Transfer Case, what size wrench will I need for the drain
>plugs? It seems that the plugs are 10-11mm. Does anyone know the exact size?
>I'm assuming I'll need to jack up the tranny and they remove the skid plate to
>access the drain plugs.
>
>Thanks
>Pete
>

I just replaced the belt on my wifes 98 TJ this weekend. All I had to do
was loosen off the tension pulley as far as it would go and then
wrestled the old belt off, and new belt on. Even with the tensioner
loosened off all the way, they're still pretty tight, but it's doable.
The wifes TJ is a 2.5, but the methodology should be the same.

Don't know about the wrench size, but yes you'll want to remove the
skidplate. Before you tke the skid plate off, make sure that you've
supported the tranny/TC combo since the skidplate is wahat holds
everything in place.

Mike
98 TJ SE

Re: Replacing Serpentine Belt and X-Fer Case Fluid (2000 TJ)
 

If they're the same as a YJ they're 30mm.

"GzrGlide" <GzrGlide02@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:dD4fb.12476$uz1.19267@news1.mts.net...
> WillysGuy wrote:
>
> >My Serpentine belt is starting to look aged and I'd like to change in the
> >coming weeks. How do I go about changing the serpentine belt on my 2000
TJ
> >(4.0L). Do I need to remove the PS pulley, etc like past years, or do I
just
> >need to take tension off the belt via the idler pulley?
> >
> >Also...for the 231 Transfer Case, what size wrench will I need for the
drain
> >plugs? It seems that the plugs are 10-11mm. Does anyone know the exact
size?
> >I'm assuming I'll need to jack up the tranny and they remove the skid
plate to
> >access the drain plugs.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Pete
> >
>
> I just replaced the belt on my wifes 98 TJ this weekend. All I had to do
> was loosen off the tension pulley as far as it would go and then
> wrestled the old belt off, and new belt on. Even with the tensioner
> loosened off all the way, they're still pretty tight, but it's doable.
> The wifes TJ is a 2.5, but the methodology should be the same.
>
> Don't know about the wrench size, but yes you'll want to remove the
> skidplate. Before you tke the skid plate off, make sure that you've
> supported the tranny/TC combo since the skidplate is wahat holds
> everything in place.
>
> Mike
> 98 TJ SE
>

Re: Replacing Serpentine Belt and X-Fer Case Fluid (2000 TJ)
 

If they're the same as a YJ they're 30mm.

"GzrGlide" <GzrGlide02@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:dD4fb.12476$uz1.19267@news1.mts.net...
> WillysGuy wrote:
>
> >My Serpentine belt is starting to look aged and I'd like to change in the
> >coming weeks. How do I go about changing the serpentine belt on my 2000
TJ
> >(4.0L). Do I need to remove the PS pulley, etc like past years, or do I
just
> >need to take tension off the belt via the idler pulley?
> >
> >Also...for the 231 Transfer Case, what size wrench will I need for the
drain
> >plugs? It seems that the plugs are 10-11mm. Does anyone know the exact
size?
> >I'm assuming I'll need to jack up the tranny and they remove the skid
plate to
> >access the drain plugs.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Pete
> >
>
> I just replaced the belt on my wifes 98 TJ this weekend. All I had to do
> was loosen off the tension pulley as far as it would go and then
> wrestled the old belt off, and new belt on. Even with the tensioner
> loosened off all the way, they're still pretty tight, but it's doable.
> The wifes TJ is a 2.5, but the methodology should be the same.
>
> Don't know about the wrench size, but yes you'll want to remove the
> skidplate. Before you tke the skid plate off, make sure that you've
> supported the tranny/TC combo since the skidplate is wahat holds
> everything in place.
>
> Mike
> 98 TJ SE
>

Re: Replacing Serpentine Belt and X-Fer Case Fluid (2000 TJ)
 

If they're the same as a YJ they're 30mm.

"GzrGlide" <GzrGlide02@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
news:dD4fb.12476$uz1.19267@news1.mts.net...
> WillysGuy wrote:
>
> >My Serpentine belt is starting to look aged and I'd like to change in the
> >coming weeks. How do I go about changing the serpentine belt on my 2000
TJ
> >(4.0L). Do I need to remove the PS pulley, etc like past years, or do I
just
> >need to take tension off the belt via the idler pulley?
> >
> >Also...for the 231 Transfer Case, what size wrench will I need for the
drain
> >plugs? It seems that the plugs are 10-11mm. Does anyone know the exact
size?
> >I'm assuming I'll need to jack up the tranny and they remove the skid
plate to
> >access the drain plugs.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Pete
> >
>
> I just replaced the belt on my wifes 98 TJ this weekend. All I had to do
> was loosen off the tension pulley as far as it would go and then
> wrestled the old belt off, and new belt on. Even with the tensioner
> loosened off all the way, they're still pretty tight, but it's doable.
> The wifes TJ is a 2.5, but the methodology should be the same.
>
> Don't know about the wrench size, but yes you'll want to remove the
> skidplate. Before you tke the skid plate off, make sure that you've
> supported the tranny/TC combo since the skidplate is wahat holds
> everything in place.
>
> Mike
> 98 TJ SE
>

Re: Replacing Serpentine Belt and X-Fer Case Fluid (2000 TJ)
 

Serpentine belt should be just to take the tension off the pulley. Not
sure of the wrench size for the transfer case, but I didn't need to
remove the skid plate to drain mine.

Dave
http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

On 02 Oct 2003 16:19:01 GMT, willysguy@aol.com (WillysGuy) wrote:

>My Serpentine belt is starting to look aged and I'd like to change in the
>coming weeks. How do I go about changing the serpentine belt on my 2000 TJ
>(4.0L). Do I need to remove the PS pulley, etc like past years, or do I just
>need to take tension off the belt via the idler pulley?
>
>Also...for the 231 Transfer Case, what size wrench will I need for the drain
>plugs? It seems that the plugs are 10-11mm. Does anyone know the exact size?
>I'm assuming I'll need to jack up the tranny and they remove the skid plate to
>access the drain plugs.
>
>Thanks
>Pete

Re: Replacing Serpentine Belt and X-Fer Case Fluid (2000 TJ)
 

Serpentine belt should be just to take the tension off the pulley. Not
sure of the wrench size for the transfer case, but I didn't need to
remove the skid plate to drain mine.

Dave
http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

On 02 Oct 2003 16:19:01 GMT, willysguy@aol.com (WillysGuy) wrote:

>My Serpentine belt is starting to look aged and I'd like to change in the
>coming weeks. How do I go about changing the serpentine belt on my 2000 TJ
>(4.0L). Do I need to remove the PS pulley, etc like past years, or do I just
>need to take tension off the belt via the idler pulley?
>
>Also...for the 231 Transfer Case, what size wrench will I need for the drain
>plugs? It seems that the plugs are 10-11mm. Does anyone know the exact size?
>I'm assuming I'll need to jack up the tranny and they remove the skid plate to
>access the drain plugs.
>
>Thanks
>Pete

Re: Replacing Serpentine Belt and X-Fer Case Fluid (2000 TJ)
 

Serpentine belt should be just to take the tension off the pulley. Not
sure of the wrench size for the transfer case, but I didn't need to
remove the skid plate to drain mine.

Dave
http://home1.gte.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm

On 02 Oct 2003 16:19:01 GMT, willysguy@aol.com (WillysGuy) wrote:

>My Serpentine belt is starting to look aged and I'd like to change in the
>coming weeks. How do I go about changing the serpentine belt on my 2000 TJ
>(4.0L). Do I need to remove the PS pulley, etc like past years, or do I just
>need to take tension off the belt via the idler pulley?
>
>Also...for the 231 Transfer Case, what size wrench will I need for the drain
>plugs? It seems that the plugs are 10-11mm. Does anyone know the exact size?
>I'm assuming I'll need to jack up the tranny and they remove the skid plate to
>access the drain plugs.
>
>Thanks
>Pete