Date: 14 May 2007 04:41:43 -0700 From: "R. Frist" <rhfristnospamzon.net> Subject: Re: How long should it take to install pulley and damper...
On May 6, 7:32 am, Etaoin Shrdlu <shr...nospamlid.com> wrote: > ...for the serpentine belt on a "94 Saab 9000 CSE? Three hours seems a > bit excessive to me. It's not like it's that hard to get at. I thought > of doing it myself, but it looks a bit tricky. > > Any advice appreciated. One should be able to do it in less than an hour. Experience has taught me to replace both pulleys at the same time. Just remember that the tensioner pulley's nut has a left handed thread. Two people can do it with a breaker bar alone but a suspension spring compressor works well to compress the tensioner. There is no need to remove the wheel well liner. One can feed the belt around the proper pulleys with the aid of a trouble light, a yard stick and maybe the hook of a clothes hanger.
