by "SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza" (saigashooter)
Published 04/22/2017 at 22:11
by "SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza" (saigashooter)
Published 04/22/2017 at 22:11
Tags: subaru
; car repair
; DIY
STARS: 0
Replaced the belts on the wife’s Impreza today, pictured here is the tool they loaned me, what a piece of crap. First attempt placed the stretch belt on the front of the crank pulley and halfway onto the AC pulley, which isn’t what I needed. Second attempt I made a bracket to force the belt into alignment on the AC pulley. This was a better attempt and only 1 rib was out of place. I was able to apply enough pressure to the belt that manually cranking the engine caused the belt to jump into the correct groove. I think the gates tool would have worked much better than the rental I had.
Oh well, at least the job got done, if we were to buy a 2nd Subaru I think I’d invest in the correct tool.
"Rex Sheldon" (sr337)
04/22/2017 at 22:23, STARS: 2
If you buy the belt from Subaru it comes with the tools required for the install.
"SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza" (saigashooter)
04/22/2017 at 22:59, STARS: 0
yeah, that’s what I get for being cheap, lesson learned, still beats the pants off paying the shop, they wanted $189 for the belt and labor.