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The belt has tension applied to it from an idler pulley arm. you need to release tension by using a socket and ratchet on the nut on the idler pulley. Release tesion and slide belt off . Make sure you have the diagram for serpentine belt. it is usualy under the hood. If not make a diagram yorself before removing belt.
under the hood is a sticker - or better yet - take the vin to the dealer - they will give you a free print out or even email or fax it to you. Best of it.
For $1500 i'm going to have to assume they are replacing more then just the serpentine belt. Did the A/C compressor seize causing the belt to break? If so, 1500 still seems a little high unless they are trying to get you to replace the other parts in the system. It's not out of the question to replace the receiver drier and the orifice tube when replacing the compressor but they are pretty accessible.
If i remember correctly the a/c belt only drives the A/c compressor. So, you could just leave the belt off with no other ill effects other then obviously having no A/C and less effective defrost.
remove the belt to ac compressor.take your serpentine belt go around crank pulley goes around power steering pump goes around alternator and the tensioner on the far left. the water pump on the out side and the top idler pulley out side. the belt drives them from the out side. then you put your ac compressor belt back on.
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