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Here's what I did: 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Alex on  Wed Apr 24 17:10 CST 2002 [RELATED]

So far I've managed to only get one belt on (but that's good enough since I can move the car down the street to the hotel I'm staying at for a few days... get my former neighbors off my back.).

There are three bolts on the alternator. The really long bottom one that slides thru the two bottom bushings.. this keeps the bottom of the alternator in place (ask me how I know this so well). The middle one is the "proper" adjusting bolt, if you loosen it and all is right with the world it will allow you to tilt the alternator at will. The top one bolts the adjuster into the block. I can't quite imagine breaking one of those in the process of putting on a new belt (but I can sure see dinging the pulley pretty bad is a likely possibility).

Loosen all of the alternator bolts a bit so you can rotate the alternator. You may actually have to remove the top and bottom one if they're really stuck (and of course replace them). Push (rotate) the alternator as close to the engine as possible and tighten the middle bolt a bit so it stays. With the fan pulley off, place the belt(s) over the crank pulley, the alternator pulley, and the top of the water pump right behind the pulley plate. Slip the pulley under the belt(s) and pull it up and onto the studs. Tighten everything up. Make sure the pulley is aligned properly.

I've only got two studs in the water pump (I've put two M6 machine screws as well), so this may have been easier/harder for me than it will be for you. It would be very possible to put in some studs after the pulley is on. Studs are the only way to go here. Bolts/screws are just asking for trouble IMO.

- alex

'85 244 Turbo






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