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Old 09-28-2007, 09:18 AM
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Yeah but does anybody even bother with "L" shaped adjusting bolt anymore? It's first on my list of parts to be pulled and thrown in the woods as useless.

Another method for pulling and installing fanbelts: wedge the belt off the pulley with screwdriver at about 10 o'clock position. Then kick the starter for 1 second burst, the belt will remove itself.

Same system works for installation of tight new fanbelts. Except instead of rolling the belt off the pulley at 10 o'clock, channel it there instead. And deffinitely junk the "L" shaped adjust nut combo says me. Caint figure out any useful purpose it serves aside from always gittin bent outa shape and stressing the alternator adjust at weird angles. Better idea is pry the alt away from the block manually for tightening the belt.
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