The Honda Ridgeline was introduced in 2005 as an early 2006 model. The Ridgeline is a full-sized sport utility truck, equipped with a 3.5 liter V6 engine and antilock brakes. The engine of the Ridgeline is driven in part by a serpentine belt system. This system involves a single rubber belt that runs in the front section of the engine, powering a few components, such as the alternator and the water pump. Replacing the belt requires little time and even less effort, usually taking less than 20 minutes.
Find the belt routing diagram under the hood of the car; it should be next to the release latch. If there is no diagram, draw one. To draw the diagram, draw circles representing the pulleys on a sheet of paper, and place them in their approximate positions in the front of the engine, as if you were looking at the front of the car. Draw a line to represent the belt, and draw it either over or under each circle (pulley) depending on whether it actually goes over or under that pulley in the engine.
Place the socket wrench onto the bolt on the spring tensioner pulley. The spring tensioner pulley is the pulley along the belt route in the uppermost section of the engine.
Push down on the wrench to release the tension on the belt. Slip the belt off the pulley.
Place the new belt into the engine, following the diagrammed path, saving the tension pulley for last.
Apply pressure to the wrench again and slip the belt onto the tensioner pulley.
