maddawg308 : best way to put on fan belts

best way to put on fan belts
Post by maddawg308 on Jul 13, 2006, 11:21am

Okay, this is getting dumber and dumber for you guys with boatloads of M715 experience, but I am new to older engines and need to find my way around them slowly. Am used to serpentine belts of newer cars, with spring-loaded adjusters that you just pull back with a crowbar and seat the belt, no fuss no muss.

How do you put these stupid -715 fan belts on the stock engine? Can't stretch them around the pulleys without busting a gut. Any pointers?

Re: best way to put on fan belts
Post by luckypabst on Jul 13, 2006, 11:23am

The alternator should have a bracket with a long slot. Loosen the clamp bolt on the slot, loosen the pivot bolt or bolts at the other side of the alternator and it should swing in toward the engine for belt clearance.

Chris

Re: best way to put on fan belts
Post by tacomainoh on Jul 13, 2006, 11:33am

WTH??? have serpentine belts ruined you, old man? heheh

what Lucky said.

Re: best way to put on fan belts
Post by k8icu on Jul 13, 2006, 8:21pm

Then once the belts are one pull the altinator back to tighten the belts. Sometimes a pribar may be needed to get the right tightness. Then you tighten it bolt back down. Also when loosening you may need to loosen the bolts slightly at the bottom of the altinator to help it with it's piviting.

Re: best way to put on fan belts
Post by warwick on Jul 13, 2006, 8:54pm

one of the many problems with the 230 is the water pump bearings. there are few nos ones around and from what i'm told they are difficult to rebuild correctly.

when putting tension on the belts, put just enough to spin the pump and generator. to much tension and you could shorten the life of your water pump.

Re: best way to put on fan belts
Post by luckypabst on Jul 13, 2006, 9:00pm

Using only one belt will help with bearing life, too.

Chris

Re: best way to put on fan belts
Post by jeepistdougiowa on Jul 13, 2006, 10:31pm


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The belt slot closer to the pump...

Also agree with warwick on the tension...don't get carried away.

Re: best way to put on fan belts
Post by robertcowan on Jul 14, 2006, 4:47pm

better listen to everybody and run the water pump belt just tight enough to turn pump cauz its a pump killer 4 sure