Re: Fan Belt Replacement

Posted by HH56 On 2016/9/7 19:15:38

Packard1949 brings up a good point. I have John's belt and it was a tight fit.

If you go with his belt and the front motor mounts have sagged, there may be difficulty in getting the belt under the vibration damper. You may have to place a jack under the oil pan and raise the front up slightly to get a bit of clearance to slide the belt between the crossmember and damper. Be careful of the side stabilizer mounts if you do that. The engine will not raise much with them attached to the crossmember so they may need to unbolt before raising.

You will probably need to remove the bolt between the generator and adjust strap so the generator can pivot all the way to the block. Even doing that it takes an effort to get the belt over the pulley but once it slips over there is just enough slack to bring the generator back to the proper position and reattach the adjust strap.