[V8] Alt R&R

[Ron Wainwright]

Are we trying to re...install the serp belt?? If so,
remove the rad fan. 2 10mm bolts & then you have
plenty of room to put a 13mm on that tensioner acorn
nut. Counter clock wise to losen.

 Ron

--- Tony and Lillie <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> 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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