dumb question........

[Kneale Brownson]

Page 87.17 of Bentley has a drawing of the A/C belt tensioning system that 
is impossible to describe with any meaning without the illustration.  The 
procedure requires loosening four bolts (succinctly designated as Bolts A, 
B, C &  the unlettered one on bracket D), adjusting the belt and then 
retightening the bolts to  different torques and in an order not the 
reverse of the loosening.  It's my understanding that failure to follow the 
procedure results in stripping part of the adju$tment mechani$m.

At 01:20 PM 11/24/2000 -0500, Calvin Krug wrote:

>It has been said that the only dumb question is the one you don't ask, so 
>here goes.   I decided to replace the missing AC belt on my 89 200 Q 
>today, but I can't see how to move the compressor enough to install the 
>belt.  It appears to me that there is a bracket around the compressor, 
>bolted to the block, and almost touching ths side of the oil pan.  I 
>thought maybe if I removed the bar running across to the alternator 
>bracket, it would do the trick, but no luck.  What am I missing here?  I 
>don't want to spend all day on this, it's a little cold out there under 
>the car.
>
>Calvin Krug
>
>