G'day everyone,....
Well I go the new belts on,....
I undid the bolts on the bottom of the radiator and the two on the brace at the top.
I then tried to pry the radiator up, I had to use my porta power so I can raise it just enough for the lower bolts to clear so I can move the bottom forward
to give me the room to get the belts past the radiator shroud and the lower pulley.
Funny thing is the fan blade is touching the bottom of the shroud when it is high enough, JUST barely enough room.
Keep in mind I have not removed the radiator hoses.
Now I can get the belts past the pulley, I now cannot get them past the fan as its against the shroud,....
sigh,...
So now I have to lower the radiator again to get the belts pat the fan,....
I put ALL new belts on since I had to replace the compressor belt,...
There were cracks in the other two belts anyway, so after a lot of messing about I now have ALL new belts on.
But now I have a now problem,....
The last time I lifted the radiator it slipped off the engine mount and when that happened the fan blade is now OUTSIDE the shroud.
I can't lift the radiator high enough now because the fan blade is in the way of the shroud.
So now I'm left with the only option to have to remove the brush guard so I can lift the radiator out and slot the lower end back in.
Also the radiator hoses are being a bit of a pain,....
After all this time I finally get the belts replaced and now I can't get the radiator back in,.....
Everyone else seems to have a much easier time doing this,....
I can't believe what should be a simple job is so convoluted.
I'll have to finish this tomorrow if nothing else slows me down,...
Aussie.