[s-cars] A-B-C's of serpentine belt installation - Job done

[Jerry Scott]

Where did you find the new tensioner assembly and how much was it?
Jerry

Tom Winter wrote:

>Hi all, well just finished the job and want to thank everyone who gave me
>pointers. And a special thanks to Tom Green who sent me a nice little
>diagram of how the belt fits around all the hardware in there.
>
>A few items that I found made the job easier:
>
>Remove the metal strip that runs above both lights, across the top of the
>radiator for easier access. It's fast and easy to do, all 10mm screws with
>two philips screws above the lights. Gives much better access.
>
>I also ended up removing the tensioner. I could not, seriously, get the
>thing to move a millimeter. I ended up suspending it between two blocks of
>wood and using my entire body weight to get the bastard to move, slipping in
>a thin wire rope through the two holes to hold it open. I ended up having to
>hacksaw the rope to remove it, after bolting the tensioner back onto the
>engine. Difficult and frustrating, to say the least, but it worked.
>
>To position the belt, I used a long, thick piece of wire, bent at the end in
>a J. It made it very, very easy to get the belt around the fan and where it
>needed to be. Highly recommended.
>
>Oh, and the 1 hour bike ride to the auto parts store in a headwind was also
>nice! LOL! At least it wasn't raining.
>
>Thanks again, everyone.
>
>Tom
>'95 S6 Avant
>
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