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You should have a diagram of the belt installation on the radiator support, usually a sticker.
I found your owners manual online but there is no reference to the belt. You may have to buy a Chiilton's or like manual from Orielly's or Autozone to get the pattern. Most serpentine belts use a tensioner and it
has a big bolt in the middle of it that you can put a wrench on and pry it to the side that makes the tensioner loosen off the belt and then slide the belt off the tensioner or other easy to reach pulley. You should nbot have to remove any bolts. That was the whole idea of the sepentine. A tensioner to keep it tight and easy removal and replacement.
Here is the site for the manual. http://www.extendedgmwarranty.com/owners-manual/chevrolet/1998-Chevrolet-Cavalier.pdf
Diagram should be under the hood
The auto tensioneris down low and dificult to get to.
If it has not been changed in a while you will need a long thin push stick and a serpentine tool.
Push on the belt hard at the auto adjuster and pop the belt off the smooth pully (located top).
hook up the serpentine belt tool and then mount the new belt
there are a number of diagrams on the car its self. if u open ur hood u can see the altinater just under it there should b a diagram of the belt and usualy they have them on the hood underside or right there next to the radeator
there will be a diagram of the routing of the belt on the bottom side of the hood. You need to specify what engine you have also. One common thing is the tension pulley, you will need to pry on it to relieve tension in order to put the belt on. Make sure you save the alternator for last as you can get to it a lot easier that the rest.
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