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Originally Posted by Oreo Cat
The ac belt has been a giant pain in the ass. I used the biggest breaker bar I had to force the tensioner done and it took 2 people to get the belt started around the last pulley. I then had to use a pry bar and slightly crank the engine to get the belt seated. Took hours to get it seated fully.
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I usually leave the tensioner pulley portion of the belt off and slip it on there.
When the belt is around the ridged pulleys, it gives slightly more room to compress the tensioner and slip the belt on. Trying to slip it over the crank pulley (or ac comp), usually won't work because there isn't enough slack.
But yea it's a tight fit.
Same with the alt/wp belt. You want to leave the tensioner pulley part of the belt off and slip it over there because it's a smooth pulley, vs the ribbed alt pulley which you'll have a harder time trying to slip the belt over.
Hard to explain but easier to show you in person if I could. I've done so many it's second nature to me.