[V8] Alt R&R

[Tony and Lillie]

Yes, but it's a bit of a PITA. I use a long prybar to push the tensioner in. 
I pry from the passenger side bottom fo the car up to the tensioner. It is 
very stiff. What I've done in the past is to put the best completely on 
except for the AC pulley. Then pry it over, and you should be ablo to slip 
the belt on the A/C compressor quickly. Sometimes is takes a bit of 
patience, maybe two or three tries. Let us know if this doesn't work, there 
are other alternativer. BTW, for future reference, there is a hole in the 
tensioner and behind it. Before pulling the belt, slip a nail or small 
screwdriver into it. You have to pull on the belt a bit to pull the 
tensioner tighter, but, anyhow, it saves fighting it back on.

Tony Hoffman
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Del Tergo" <mdeltergo at hotmail.com>
To: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 12:50 PM
Subject: [V8] Alt R&R


>I got the old one out fairly easy, slipped the ribbed belt off the drivers
> side roller.  Of course install is never reversal of uninstall.  There is 
> no
> procedure in Bentley, (though there is one for the starter and checking 
> the
> alt) do I 'have' to play with the tensioner?  Any BTDT helpful.
> thx
>
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