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I'm replacing the fan belt on the Daihatsu 2.8L NA diesel (DL-42, IIRC) in my Series III Land Rover and the replacement belt is _extremely_ difficult to get on, so looking for suggestions. The replacement is one I had ordered from Milner Offroad a couple years ago and seems to be the identical length (maybe a couple millimeters thicker in width, but I'd imagine that'd compress). I've got the alternator adjusted as small as it'll go (even had to disconnect the vacuum line to get more clearance from the exhaust header to get it smaller), but it just won't quite fit. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Get the proper length belt.
Get the proper length belt. Sounds like you got something that barely fits.
Definitely too short.
Yup, while they seem like the same length when held up together, it's clearly too small. Milner Offroad had sent me a Dayco 17A1080C (so 1080mm), but after re-measuring it seems like the one I took off is 1120mm. Dayco does make a 17A1120C, so I've just got to try to track one down on my side of the pond.
The one big box store that was still open down the road doesn't have a similar belt, so I may have to order something.
rikuwoiku
They are the correct belts
They are the correct belts Milners supply, and the trick I use it to locate them around all the pulleys, then as far onto the alternator pulley as possible, flick the starter and turning the engine a few degrees throws it on. Once it is on it will be reasonably tight, but not excessively tight, as they stretch within the first couple of hundred miles, and this is the reason they supply the shortest belt.
Interesting
Interesting. That's what I was originally thinking as it seemed like it'd fit once on and stretch from there, but didn't want to try something like that and end up putting too much stress on the water pump and/or alternator.
Honestly, I can't even get it on the alternator even slightly. If I put it on the crank pulley and the alternator, I can _almost_ get it part way onto the fan/water pump pulley, but even there I'm not sure I can quite get it started enough to flick the starter to pull it on the rest of the way. I'll take another look at it and see if I can work something out to do that.
rikuwoiku
Got it
Before I completely forget to follow up on this, I did get it on last weekend. With the belt on the alternator & crank pulley, I used a smal square piece of wood (about 1/2 inch and 4 inches long) wedged underneath, but parallel to, the belt to tension it on the fan hub(?) with it just barely started on the fan pulley. Then flicking the starter pulled it on. Took a couple attempts, but very easy, and then plenty of slack to tighten it up.
So, thanks again, assassin!
rikuwoiku
Remember these vehicles have
Remember these vehicles have deep pulleys when compared to cars, this is to prevent them flying off if they become a little slack, once its on you will see this.
you've just got the wrong
you've just got the wrong belt bud cos its a piece of piss job.
Full of ideas but no time to do them!!
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You're welcome. Check the
You're welcome.
Check the tension again and adjust it after about a week or couple of hundred miles running, so they have stretched.