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Dear John,
Good p.m. Yes. Here's why. As you know, the compressor drive belt is a tight fit.
To get the compressor as close as possible to the engine block, you need to:
(a) loosen both bottom bolts, as it is on those, that the compressor will rotate toward the engine block, when
(b) you loosen the top rear bolt and the front tensioner nut, which allow the top of the compressor to be pushed towards the engine block, when you turn the 10mm tensioner screw counter-clockwise (if I recall correctly).
At some point, the tensioner screw head will not be against the bracket. Continue turning the tensioner screw, until its end is flush with the tensioner fitting (the part that goes through the slot in the front bracket).
You should then be able to do the following:
(a) with one hand, push the compressor as close to the engine block, as you can get it
(b) with the other hand, take a round shank screwdriver, and put it between the inner edge of the belt, and the outer edge of the compressor pulley, at the 1 o'clock position. Use the screwdriver to lever on the belt, starting at the top of the compressor pulley, and moving in a clockwise direction (as you face the compressor). The screwdriver will "stretch" the belt, so that it can drop into the pulley groove. If you find you need both hands to work the screwdriver, use a wood block to keep the compressor pressed towards the side of the engine block.
You will work the belt onto the pulley, and it will drop into place as you push the screwdriver from 1 o'clock (where you started) towards the 7 o'clock position. By the time you get to the 7 o'clock position, the belt should have dropped into place, into the groove on the pulley.
You can then:
(a) partly tighten the bottom compressor bolts (leave very slightly loose)
(b) turn the tensioner screw, until the belt starts to tighten
(c) tension the belt (tighten until you can only depress it by 3/16")
(d) tighten all bolts, to lock the compressor into position.
Hope this helps.
Yours faithfully,
spook
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