I think the new belt gave us enough tension to tighten it with the
wrench alone, but I doubt we used much more than the strap wrench.
Gary
On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Chris Reck <chris.bulk92@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I will agree to that. It worked just fine too! How did we get it back
> tight enough? Didn't we have a long pry bar to hold the pully or
> something while we tightened the nut?
>
> Keep track of which holes the water pump bolts go into. I ended up
> having one left over when Gary and I replaced my timing chain.
>
> BTW, replace the thermostat while you have the cooling system drained!
>
> --
> Chris Reck
> Naperville, IL
>
>>> '99 Dakota Sport + CC 4x4 V6 (Deep Amethyst)
>
>
>
> superdak@gmail.com (Gary Hedlin) wrote in
> news:CABL3S41j5ASed0nuKTZn9MpB-nM2vajiYwz5gTaeU9YztuxT-Q@mail.gmail.com:
>
>>
>> Strap wrench if need be, but I've never had to use it.... leave the
>> belt on, put your wrench on, give it a good smack with a 3lb sledge,
>> nut comes loose every time. ;)
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:20 AM, David Gersic
>> <info@zaccaria-pinball.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Friday, April 06, 2012 11:33:05 PM you wrote:
>>>> On Apr 6, 2012 11:22 PM, "David Gersic" <info@zaccaria-pinball.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > 3.9L V6 on a 2001. Got coolent all over the place, looks like it's
>>>> > coming
>>>>
>>>> from
>>>>
>>>> > the pump behind the pulley. How important is "Special Tool 6958
>>>> > Spanner Wrench" to changing the water pump?
>>>>
>>>> IIRC, the spanner is only to hold the pulley so you can unbolt it.
>>>> You can wedge a screwdriver in there or use a strap wrench too.
>>>
>>> Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Just checking though to see if
>>> there was some reason a strap wrench wouldn't work.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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