Re: Belt replacement

Managed to get it done, removing the spacer and jacking the engine back 
into position with a bottle jack. It seems to be a convoluted design. 
You'd think they'd make it simpler.
ds


Dave Brown wrote:
> D.Smyth wrote:
>> How tough is it to replace the alternator belt on my Merc I/O. It 
>> looked simple but then I realized it was impossible to get ytuhen new 
>> belt around the main pulley.
> 
> Is this a 2.5/3.0 litre? If so, some older models had a removable spacer

> block on the front mount that permitted changing the belt without 
> removing the mount. Most, however, require suspending the engine, and 
> removing the mount to swap out the belt.
> 
>