Replacing A/C belt help.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Broken Arrow OK
Replacing A/C belt help.
Replacing the serpentine is a piece of cake but I am having trouble with the A/C belt. Does anyone have any suggestions for getting the A/C belt on, without growing an extra hand?
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hmmm...I did it at the same time as serpentine belt....it was pretty easy since it has the tensioner also....maybe my hands are just smaller 
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I've heard that it can be tricky if you have an auto, apparently there's some extra lines in the way on autos, believe someone suggested taking a clip off that's in the way and threading the socket in between the lines if that's the problem you are running into.
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Originally Posted by pewter99
hmmm...I did it at the same time as serpentine belt....it was pretty easy since it has the tensioner also....maybe my hands are just smaller
I got mine off and on with no problem. With large hands 
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follow this link and read my post (4th down)
It has additional link to two good how to's
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ighlight=belts
It has additional link to two good how to's
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ighlight=belts
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Burning Brakes
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From: Broken Arrow OK
Originally Posted by Zumin
I've heard that it can be tricky if you have an auto, apparently there's some extra lines in the way on autos, believe someone suggested taking a clip off that's in the way and threading the socket in between the lines if that's the problem you are running into.
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From: Cresskill NJ
When I did mine I had trouble with it because it seemed as though the belt was too small. Seems the trick is when the tensioner stops moving, that is the time to really lay into it, and it will move a bit farther and the belt will slip on.
