85 Impala belt routing
LithiumF
03-06-2006, 12:52 PM
Anyone know the belt routing for an 85 Impala? On every other car I've had there's a diagram on or near the fan shroud. Not on this one though. I can't find it anywhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Blue Bowtie
03-10-2006, 07:25 AM
Guessing this is a 305 (really shouldn't matter) and that is has P/S, A/C, AIR, and a mechanical (clutch) fan. If that's so, there should be four 37° V belts.
The rearmost belt should route from the crankshaft (harmonic balancer) sheave to the steering pump and back to the crank. It drives only the steering pump.
The next belt forward should route from the crank, over the water pump, over the A/C compressor, around the P/S pump, and back to the crank.
The next belt forward routes from the crank, to the alternator, over the water pump, and back to the crank.
The front belt routes from the smaller shave on the water pump to the AIR pump, and drives only that.
The rearmost belt should route from the crankshaft (harmonic balancer) sheave to the steering pump and back to the crank. It drives only the steering pump.
The next belt forward should route from the crank, over the water pump, over the A/C compressor, around the P/S pump, and back to the crank.
The next belt forward routes from the crank, to the alternator, over the water pump, and back to the crank.
The front belt routes from the smaller shave on the water pump to the AIR pump, and drives only that.
maxwedge
03-10-2006, 08:28 AM
Anyone know the belt routing for an 85 Impala? On every other car I've had there's a diagram on or near the fan shroud. Not on this one though. I can't find it anywhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Caprice?
Caprice?
Blue Bowtie
03-10-2006, 08:38 AM
S/B the same. B-Cars were sold under "Impala" labels as well as "Caprice" through 1987. "Caprice" was the only nameplate between 1988 and 1994.
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