Hey Guys,
I need to replace the belt, tensioner, and idler pulley on the wife's 2011 Cruiser and I am totally stumped. I have removed the bottom skids, including the central bracket and I am able to get a wrench/breaker bar on the tensioner and get it to move - but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get a pin/drill bit into the retaining hole. The flipping sway bar gives me almost no room for the breaker bar and one hand - much less a second hand to somehow get up in there and insert a pin. I've tried from the top as well and there is not even enough room to get the breaker bar in there. I've event thought about pulling the fan and radiator shroud to give me more room from the top.
There is so little room that I am afraid to let the tensioner completely expand as I don't think I have enough room to rotate the breaker bar enough to get it fully compressed again.
It can't be this hard to just replace the dang belt!! What the heck am I missing??
Thanks!
Dennis
I need to replace the belt, tensioner, and idler pulley on the wife's 2011 Cruiser and I am totally stumped. I have removed the bottom skids, including the central bracket and I am able to get a wrench/breaker bar on the tensioner and get it to move - but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get a pin/drill bit into the retaining hole. The flipping sway bar gives me almost no room for the breaker bar and one hand - much less a second hand to somehow get up in there and insert a pin. I've tried from the top as well and there is not even enough room to get the breaker bar in there. I've event thought about pulling the fan and radiator shroud to give me more room from the top.
There is so little room that I am afraid to let the tensioner completely expand as I don't think I have enough room to rotate the breaker bar enough to get it fully compressed again.
It can't be this hard to just replace the dang belt!! What the heck am I missing??
Thanks!
Dennis