I will post photos tonight if possible.

I can't believe that I hadn't thought of this earlier.

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Okay folks,

Here we go. Using a laser level to align v-belt pulleys.


With more light.


I've found that I may need to shim the back of the A/C compressor bracket to get the shaft aligned a bit better. I know that there are better tools that are custom designed for the job, but this does better than the yardstick that I was using.

The pulleys (crank/compressor/idler) are actually all in the right places, but the compressor is about 1-1.5 degrees out of alignment.

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Great pics and a good idea! When I replaced my compressor (not the pully), I was only able to eyeball the alignment of the belt for setting the compressor position. Fortunately, MB idler pullys are made to "wobble" just a bit around the bearing.

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