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Fan belt change

Well after 20 years the belt started screaming. Belt dressing helped to get her home.

What a PITA to replace. 3.6 in an SC. Pulled the pulley off and had to cut it as two 13mm bolts that held the custom exhaust I have were in the way. NFW that the new belt was going on easy. If it had went on the road I’d be coming home on the flat bed.

On my back with my new non recall Craftsman Jack stands, I was able to back the studs out to slip the belt over the triple pulleys on the back end of the crank. Cleaned off the debris on the pulley from the dying belt and proceeded to bolt everything back up.

Of course I dropped the stainless steel Allen head down in the gutter under the aforementioned triple pulleys. Two of which don’t do a thing.

Had to fashion a fishing tool out of a wire coat hanger. They don’t make them anymore BTW. But I found one in my roomies closet.

45 minutes fishing the damn thing out to at least see the stoopid thing. Got it to where a needle nose could grab it.

Last fastener. Fired up. Head to Autozone

Make model and year? Read the farting part #!

We don’t carry them funny furring’ car stuff!

Crap. Amazon 24 bucks.
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