bureau13

I know there must be one. How the *&^^! do you guys get the belts stretched over the pulleys?! (This is where I show how much of an auto mechanic I really am, I guess). Even with the tension bolts loosened and everything moved to the lowest tension point I can get it, I'm having a terrible time with this. It's embarrassing lol...because I know it's not actually this difficult.

Vilhuer

It is, sometimes impossible. Especially power steering pump. Easiest way is to put them on at same time as crank pulley goes in.

uncre8tv

Alt - can get loose enough with normal movement (good because that belt is huge)
AC - just pull the bolt out of the arm and you get easy movement to loose enough.
Airpump - dunno, removed it.
P-steer - yeah, I cut mine off and had to go full loose, new belt, twisted the pump pulley end of it as I brought it on. So put it on the crank end, then starting form the top with the belt "twisted" so the "teeth" pulled it into the V of the p-steer side pulley. It was a PITA but nothing some brute force and bruised fingers can't get.

jcorenman

Rotate the engine (clockwise facing the engine) with your handy 27mm deep socket and roll them on.

Also make sure you have the correct size belt, the P/S pump is 12.5 x 1000 mm. Some of the aftermarket belts are a little wider and don't sit as deeply in the pulleys, which makes the belt tighter.

bureau13

I think this says 13x1000, so yeah, it is a bit wider I guess. Someone else suggested rolling it on like that as well. I need a couple extra hands I think..

I think now would be a great time to move to all electric accessories lol....

bureau13

Jim, you are a brilliant, brilliant man. In my head, to walk it on with the crank pulley I was thinking it needed to go over the PS pulley first, which won't work 'cause there's not enough slack...but I did it your way with it fully on the crank pulley, and damned if it didn't walk right on. Now on to the air pump/fan belt...

Jerry Feather

I suspect that it was actually Sue who came up with that.

bureau13

Whoever it is, I owe them a few beers.

Randy V

Make it a case - of good Canadian beer.

BrianG

Or this??






Ya, Randy, that's what I get for trying to inject a bit of Canadian humor into a thread...

bureau13

Canada has that now? I was not aware ;-)

Randy V

Try again.

BrianG

Hahaha...

You 'markins do know the similarity between sex in a canoe, and American beer, I take it


They are both f**king near water!

Hilton

Why does everyone keep calling each other 'merkins? Have you even googled "merkin"?

bureau13

You should really update your definition of American beer. American != Budweiser/Miller/Coors/Etc any longer. The craft beer industry is alive and well down here! I was drinking a fantastic Bell's Two-Hearted Ale last night that was as American as they come. I've never had anything from the GWN that even comes close, but of course...I'm game to try