Belt tension/alignment

[nzw220]

Hi Guys

Just bought myself a krikit & a 36mm socket to have a go at the belt.

Stopped at the first hurdle because the socket will not fit between the nut & the exhaust.

I have read the process many times on various forums & also on the workshop manual & nowhere has it been said that a very low profile socket is required!!

Not wanting to remove the muffler I have shelved the job until I can locate a low profile 36mm socket.

One frustrated RT owner.

 

[Lamonster]

I use two large adjustable wrenches.

 

[NancysToy]

I use a socket on the drive side and a box wrench on the exhaust side.

 

[thehawk]

I use two large adjustable wrenches.

i have a 15 inch metric crescent I used to use on Volkswagen axle nuts. I reckon that would work on one side :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

thehawk

 

[Chupaca]

English

My cresent wrench is english from BSA and Nortons... Whats the conversion? :roflblack: :roflblack:

 

[NancysToy]

My cresent wrench is english from BSA and Nortons... Whats the conversion? :roflblack: :roflblack:

You can't use those on metric, the Brit crescents are left handed. :roflblack:

 

[r1100rider]

Hi Guys

Just bought myself a krikit & a 36mm socket to have a go at the belt.

Stopped at the first hurdle because the socket will not fit between the nut & the exhaust.

I have read the process many times on various forums & also on the workshop manual & nowhere has it been said that a very low profile socket is required!!

Not wanting to remove the muffler I have shelved the job until I can locate a low profile 36mm socket.

One frustrated RT owner.

I bought 2 spanner style wrenches from my napa store they are used for the fan nut on gm fan clutches they are only about 3/16 in thick and flat so I taped them together and can carry them in frunk they weren't to expensive

 

[BajaRon]

Its' pretty easy to tell the 2 apart...

SAE adjustable wrench

Metric adjustable wrench

 

[Spyderific]

Its' pretty easy to tell the 2 apart...

SAE adjustable wrench

Metric adjustable wrench

No wonder I can't get my metric wrenches to fit properly! :banghead::banghead: Oh boy! Another trip to the tool store.