dumb question........

[Aleksander Mierzwa]

At 13:20 00-11-24 -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.

I'm writing this from memory, so pardon me if there are any errors...
There are two bolts: one at the front of the compressor, with a toothed
wheel used to tension the belt and the second one at the back, securing the
compressor to the bracket. You also need to loosen the toothed belt
adjuster mounting bolt.

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Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
87 5KT