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Worse part of changing a water pump is placing the timing belt back on. The tensioner is hard to keep retracted while the timing belt is placed on the camshaft pulley.
Here is a easy way.
Take a hose clamp and a three foot length of rope. Place the hose clamp around the tensioner with the rope between the clamp and tensioner. Tighten
Take a length of pipe and lay it across the fenders. I used a hoe. Placed the blade on the pass side fender grove where the bolts are. Take the rope. Thread it under the motor mount. Then tie it to the pipe (hoe) taking the slack out. Lift up on the drivers side (using the hoe as a lever). Place a short length of 2x6 or 2x8 under the driver side pipe to keep tension on the rope. You may have to move the tensioner back. But once it is retracted (the rope holding it back) you dont even have to tighen the bolt down.
Now you can put the belt on without the tensioner being in the way.
After placing the belt. Untie the rope. Completely unscrew the hose clamp and pull it off.
There may be faster ways of belt replacement. But not easier ways. And at my age, I'll take easier every time.
Here is a easy way.
Take a hose clamp and a three foot length of rope. Place the hose clamp around the tensioner with the rope between the clamp and tensioner. Tighten
Take a length of pipe and lay it across the fenders. I used a hoe. Placed the blade on the pass side fender grove where the bolts are. Take the rope. Thread it under the motor mount. Then tie it to the pipe (hoe) taking the slack out. Lift up on the drivers side (using the hoe as a lever). Place a short length of 2x6 or 2x8 under the driver side pipe to keep tension on the rope. You may have to move the tensioner back. But once it is retracted (the rope holding it back) you dont even have to tighen the bolt down.
Now you can put the belt on without the tensioner being in the way.
After placing the belt. Untie the rope. Completely unscrew the hose clamp and pull it off.
There may be faster ways of belt replacement. But not easier ways. And at my age, I'll take easier every time.
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