Adrian :
I've changed many fan belts on several different TR3A's, and never had to
undo a motor mount. Of course, the last time I did it, I switched to the
Cummins belt, which is _much_ easier to install.
Turning the steering wheel all the way to one side or the other should give
you enough clearance. If by some chance your mounts are sagged so bad that
this is impossible, then for the moment you should be able to just jack
(Gently!) under the pan to deform them back to the original place and put
on the belt. After that, I'd get new mounts !
The LHS mount _is_ somewhat easier to remove if you remove the radiator
hose. You'll probably also want to put the car on jack stands, and remove
the front wheels. If you are jacking the engine up with only the LHS mount
loose, be sure you don't run the air cleaners into the RHS fender well (as
I did last month).
Randall
On Monday, May 10, 1999 4:58 AM, Adrian Jones
[SMTP:AdrianJones@compuserve.com] wrote:
>
> Yes folks,
> You all know what I went through yesterday trying to change the fan belt.
> Am I now an official TR 3 owner?
> A question: Do I have to remove the radiator hose in order to get at the
> engine mount in order to lift the engine in order to slip the fan belt
> under the pulley?
> Oh, listen to this: When I went to remove the generator I discovered it
> was only secured by the top adjusting bolt! The other two down under
were
> totally missing! Cor blimey!
> I'll attack the beast when I get home from work tonight so any advice on
> accessing the engine mount would be much appreciated.
>
> Regards, Adrian
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