I usually just stick the tire iron inbetween the pulley and the tensioner and fold it upward.
Next problem, there is no aligning the water pump pulley. If it's crooked, either all the bolts aren't in all the way, or the shaft on the water pump is bent.
To tighten the bolts, leave the belt on, it's easier.
And you need the correct wrench, releasing the belt isn't going to get you any more room for a socket.
Those bolts can be a little time consuming, turning them little by litttle.
Next problem, there is no aligning the water pump pulley. If it's crooked, either all the bolts aren't in all the way, or the shaft on the water pump is bent.
To tighten the bolts, leave the belt on, it's easier.
And you need the correct wrench, releasing the belt isn't going to get you any more room for a socket.
Those bolts can be a little time consuming, turning them little by litttle.
Not sure if you bend it or not, but i have seen them bent before.
I'd take all the bolts out most of the way, then remove the belt, finish taking out the bolts, and drop the fan into the shrould and see if the shaft is bent on the water pump.
If it's not, check to see if all the bolts thread into the pump easily.
If they do, and the shaft is not bent, put it back together putting each bolt in evenly, don't put any in all at once.
And in my above post, i meant to upward, not downward.
I'd take all the bolts out most of the way, then remove the belt, finish taking out the bolts, and drop the fan into the shrould and see if the shaft is bent on the water pump.
If it's not, check to see if all the bolts thread into the pump easily.
If they do, and the shaft is not bent, put it back together putting each bolt in evenly, don't put any in all at once.
And in my above post, i meant to upward, not downward.
Ya, that's where i put the tire iron. Not sure if that's is truely the correct way to do it, but i've been doing it that way for over 15 years so...
If you were having fan clutch trouble, it very well could of been bent before you ever touched it.
The water pump pulley being poorly aligned doesn't always toss the belt.
When you get it apart, lay the pulley on the a perfectly flat surface to make sure the pulley itself isn't bent up.
If you were having fan clutch trouble, it very well could of been bent before you ever touched it.
The water pump pulley being poorly aligned doesn't always toss the belt.
When you get it apart, lay the pulley on the a perfectly flat surface to make sure the pulley itself isn't bent up.