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Is it easier to complete the aux belt by removing the bumper and headlight ? Ive taken the drivers side wheel off and the panel inside the wheel arch and now you can see the bottom pulley and AC pump.
I take the bumper off, it's 4 bolts and 6 trim clips and so much easier with it off IMO. It is the grille and slam panel that gets in the way but I find it more awkward to re-fit that in situ
well after a couple of hours hard graft skinless knuckles, blood and tears shes back together and I'm rather happy I did it as you can see from the pics.
I used a 1/2" to 3/8" adapter with the side filed off. I have a little attachment that goes into a 1/2" square drive and has a 19mm bolt head on the end - there is not enough room for a proper ratchet. Then I get a spanner on that.
I also found removing the bolt at the top of the alternator and letting it move down a bit makes it really easy to get the belt on. You can then move the alternator back up fairly easily with the belt on.