belts

Yeah, I've been looking at that too. A bit confusing!

Ok, each belt has an additional idler arm and each idler arm includes a tightening screw (unless, like my truck, it fell off years ago).

Loosen the nut to the pulley holding the idler arm tight. The existing belt will go limp, and you can remove it.

When installing your new belt, you'll notice that it is not quite long enough to fit over the idler arm. This is where you start screwing in the tightening screw. Turn the tightening screw in just far enough that you can get your new belt on, then start turning the tightening screw the other direction to add tension to the belt.

Once the belt has tension on it, tighten the nut on the main belt's pulley, then release the tension on the tightening screw (it isn't really designed to provide support for the long term).

Sorry I don't have pictures.

If anyone else has a better technique, I'm all ears! ...wait. A newsgroup - I'm all eyes! :)

asked:

This is one of those jobs that if you gotta ask ...

If you gotta ask, then you're a lot smarter than the fellow who just plunges in and screws something up... :>))