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i cheated, took a 2" holesaw, cut a hole right where the bolt is. now, i jack it up a little, turn the wheel, blap the bolt off (reverse threads, remember) and put the new belt on.
the hole gives me enough room to get the box end of a 19mm combo wrench on it. push towards the back of the car to compress the tensioner, takes 30 seconds or so. i think i wired a long breaker bar to the wrench to get extra leverage.
i made a simpler version of the tool on Quasi's site, just bent a piece of 5/16 (8mm) steel rod into a wide U shape. it's about 4 1/2 between the parallel legs, which are a little over an inch long. slip the tool on, take the wrench off, lace the belt, once more with the wrench and the tool drops off. flashlight check to make sure the grooves are all lined up, and it's done.
easy peasy.
Posts in this Thread:
- Serpentine Belt Replacement, Eleximp, Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:43:44
- I think the extra effort of removing the wheel liner, EricG, Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:51:03
- I removed the fender trim..but.., Eleximp, Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:17:30
- As others note, you can do the job, Noel, Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:53:26
- Re: Serpentine Belt Replacement, Ed F, Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:57:13
- Re: Serpentine Belt Replacement, R, Frist, Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:56:13
- Re: Serpentine Belt Replacement, bmacb
, Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:15:18 - Re: Serpentine Belt Replacement, aaron, Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:47:56
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