by RodStRace Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:36 pmFirst, loosen up the pivot bolt and the lock bolt.
Slide the accessory in, then remove the belt from the pulleys. If it doesn't come off easily, make sure the acc. is full in. Then look at the routing. Here's a Ford V8 as an example.
You want to remove the belt from the pulley it has the least contact with (most important) or the one with the biggest diameter.
Look at the P/S belt in the picture (right side of pic, left side of engine). It covers the P/S pulley from 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock (half). It covers the crank pulley from 3 o'clock to 9 o'clock (half). It covers the W/P pulley from 9 o'clock to 12 o'clock (quarter). Guess which is the easiest to slip off? That's right, the W/P pulley!
Now look at the alt. belt. Small pulley on the alt., big pulley on the crank. Sure the alt. is on top and easier to reach, but you have a much harder time getting it off that small pulley. If it fights you, reach down with your hand or a long screwdriver or a stick and work the belt off the crank pulley.
After the belt is off, slide the accessory thru it's full range of motion. It will clean the alt-to-bracket ground area, and it will also let you know how smoothly it pivots. Rough, cocked or binding issues should be fixed now.
Installing a belt is when we often get our fingers bit. Try to install the belts just as suggested to take them off.
Once the belt is on, pivot the accessory to tighten the belt, and cinch the lock bolt. Some accessories are easy, some like the Ford Alt. shown are tough, because in this case, it pivots from the top and has to be pulled up and outward from underneath too! Take a minute to look things over and see if using a prybar will work. Leverage is your friend, provided you don't damage something.
After all the belts are on, double check the routing to make sure they are all right, then tighten the pivot bolts and recheck the lock bolts.
BTW, if you are replacing the water pump, loosen up the pulley bolts before removing the belts. They hold it so you can loosen the bolts!
Slide the accessory in, then remove the belt from the pulleys. If it doesn't come off easily, make sure the acc. is full in. Then look at the routing. Here's a Ford V8 as an example.
You want to remove the belt from the pulley it has the least contact with (most important) or the one with the biggest diameter.
Look at the P/S belt in the picture (right side of pic, left side of engine). It covers the P/S pulley from 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock (half). It covers the crank pulley from 3 o'clock to 9 o'clock (half). It covers the W/P pulley from 9 o'clock to 12 o'clock (quarter). Guess which is the easiest to slip off? That's right, the W/P pulley!
Now look at the alt. belt. Small pulley on the alt., big pulley on the crank. Sure the alt. is on top and easier to reach, but you have a much harder time getting it off that small pulley. If it fights you, reach down with your hand or a long screwdriver or a stick and work the belt off the crank pulley.
After the belt is off, slide the accessory thru it's full range of motion. It will clean the alt-to-bracket ground area, and it will also let you know how smoothly it pivots. Rough, cocked or binding issues should be fixed now.
Installing a belt is when we often get our fingers bit. Try to install the belts just as suggested to take them off.
Once the belt is on, pivot the accessory to tighten the belt, and cinch the lock bolt. Some accessories are easy, some like the Ford Alt. shown are tough, because in this case, it pivots from the top and has to be pulled up and outward from underneath too! Take a minute to look things over and see if using a prybar will work. Leverage is your friend, provided you don't damage something.
After all the belts are on, double check the routing to make sure they are all right, then tighten the pivot bolts and recheck the lock bolts.
BTW, if you are replacing the water pump, loosen up the pulley bolts before removing the belts. They hold it so you can loosen the bolts!
