Need help - AC Belt - FJ62

[surfstix]

Hey crew- FJ62 owner here, and I would love your guidance. I’ve been looking since last night to find a decent video that shows how to replace the AC belt on an FJ62. I have had no luck and I’m getting pretty frustrated.

I have absolutely scoured this forum and I see that there’s some helpful descriptive posts; trouble is I’m new to all this and I am definitely a visual learner. In full transparency I don’t know what half the things under the hood are haha. I refuse to pay to have this done as I know I can do it, but I could definitely use some guidance.

I realize I may get some hate posts here but if there’s someone who could help me nail this down I would be forever in your debt.

PS - manual purchased and on its way, but I heard it wasn’t super helpful on this subject.

Thank you!

 

[micruz60]

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[surfstix]

Thanks man - I appreciate the links!
I swear, if someone here made a youtube video on this process they would be instant royalty for all of us getting started.