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2.3L A/C Compressor Belt - INSTALL
Somewhere along I-10 in west Texas, my A/C compressor belt decided to hit the ol' dusty trail and pursue it's 21+k mile dream of calf-roping. Like many broken belts before it, its dream was over before it began...
Well, I found the old belt as it was hanging onto a charge pipe clamp screw and supported by the skid plate. It was half peeled and inside out.
**old in foreground, new in the rear
The install, with $20 tool, Lisle 59370 Stretch Belt Remover / Installer, and $20 belt went super smooth after a bit of resistance on the crank that I'm attributing to the other, larger belt. I was also being very very gentle because, while I knew it should work, I was also following a random YouTube video to play with my modern engine.
I'm 6'3" and have a decent wingspan, so this picture is how far I had to reach my arm in to set the belt, and hold/guide it on the grooves, on the compressor pulley.
*My trusty Craftsman(good old days manufacture) 1/2" torque wrench and a 21mm deep socket--regular socket and ratchet handle would've worked too--on the main crank.
All-in, it took me 2-3 minutes and I just turned the Bronco around on the street, because it was facing the wrong way to access the rear, and I had glorious cold as-Ford A/C again!
Notes:
The 2.7 belts are not the same. Fortunately, I have the 2.3 and the A/C is all this belt does! Drove perfectly fine without A/C and no, I didn't notice any extra horsepower.
Stupid easy.
Somewhere along I-10 in west Texas, my A/C compressor belt decided to hit the ol' dusty trail and pursue it's 21+k mile dream of calf-roping. Like many broken belts before it, its dream was over before it began...
Well, I found the old belt as it was hanging onto a charge pipe clamp screw and supported by the skid plate. It was half peeled and inside out.
**old in foreground, new in the rear
The install, with $20 tool, Lisle 59370 Stretch Belt Remover / Installer, and $20 belt went super smooth after a bit of resistance on the crank that I'm attributing to the other, larger belt. I was also being very very gentle because, while I knew it should work, I was also following a random YouTube video to play with my modern engine.
I'm 6'3" and have a decent wingspan, so this picture is how far I had to reach my arm in to set the belt, and hold/guide it on the grooves, on the compressor pulley.
*My trusty Craftsman(good old days manufacture) 1/2" torque wrench and a 21mm deep socket--regular socket and ratchet handle would've worked too--on the main crank.
All-in, it took me 2-3 minutes and I just turned the Bronco around on the street, because it was facing the wrong way to access the rear, and I had glorious cold as-Ford A/C again!
Notes:
The 2.7 belts are not the same. Fortunately, I have the 2.3 and the A/C is all this belt does! Drove perfectly fine without A/C and no, I didn't notice any extra horsepower.
Stupid easy.
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