NICE! I didn't really want to have to pull the Fan off and was racking my brain to try to figure out a way around it. Your explanation and video here are perfect! Makes total sense now. Hopefully, getting a tool behind the fan to swing the Tensioner Pulley downward and slip the belt into place is fairly simple too. UPDATE: No problem swinging Tensioner Pulley downward with fan on. Though, I did use a long 3/8-inch drive Breaker Bar. It was a few inches longer than my 3/8-inch ratchet giving me the length and added leverage I needed. Pivoted the pulley Counter-clockwise and the Belt slipped right on. Thank you!
Wow, the engine cooling fan is fixed to the harmonic balancer/crankshaft on a 2003 model car; do you ever have problems with overheating if you let the car idle too long?
NICE! I didn't really want to have to pull the Fan off and was racking my brain to try to figure out a way around it. Your explanation and video here are perfect! Makes total sense now. Hopefully, getting a tool behind the fan to swing the Tensioner Pulley downward and slip the belt into place is fairly simple too. UPDATE: No problem swinging Tensioner Pulley downward with fan on. Though, I did use a long 3/8-inch drive Breaker Bar. It was a few inches longer than my 3/8-inch ratchet giving me the length and added leverage I needed. Pivoted the pulley Counter-clockwise and the Belt slipped right on. Thank you!
What? This video is the farthest thing from a perfect explanation I've ever heard
Wow, the engine cooling fan is fixed to the harmonic balancer/crankshaft on a 2003 model car; do you ever have problems with overheating if you let the car idle too long?