how do I fit fan belt range rover P38

Hi,
just had the water pump bearings fail on my range rover P38 'P reg'
I have managed to replace the pump and everything is ready to go eacept
I can not figure out how to get the fan belt back on.
Any help hints and tips much appreciated.
Regards
Steve

Q wrote:
> Hi,
> just had the water pump bearings fail on my range rover P38 'P reg'
> I have managed to replace the pump and everything is ready to go eacept
> I can not figure out how to get the fan belt back on.
> Any help hints and tips much appreciated.
> Regards
> Steve

It's a serpantine belt isnt it? is it a 4.6? email me direct & i'll take a pic of mine for reference.


Nige



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Subaru WRX
Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)
110 Hi Cap (Ben)

'"Opinions are like arseholes, everyones got one"

nige tried to email you but it was returned by the surver.
It is a 4.6 HSE
I have managed to get the belt around all of the pulleys just cannot
figure out how to release/relax the tensioner to get the belt around
the last pulley.

Cheers
Steve

Q wrote:
> nige tried to email you but it was returned by the surver.
> It is a 4.6 HSE
> I have managed to get the belt around all of the pulleys just cannot
> figure out how to release/relax the tensioner to get the belt around
> the last pulley.
>
> Cheers
> Steve

How did you get it off?????

hhmmm , i'll look in me RAVE cd tomorrow morning for you.

Nige


--

Subaru WRX
Range Rover 4.6 HSE (The Tank!)
110 Hi Cap (Ben)

'"Opinions are like arseholes, everyones got one"

Q wrote:

> nige tried to email you but it was returned by the surver.
> It is a 4.6 HSE
> I have managed to get the belt around all of the pulleys just cannot
> figure out how to release/relax the tensioner to get the belt around
> the last pulley.
>
> Cheers
> Steve

If it's the same as the 300TDi there's a hexagon 'nut' on the shaft of
the pulley of the tensioner(not the nut holding the tensioner to the
mounting stud). Apply spanner (14mm?) and rotate to pull pulley clear of
the belt.

It's not quite as easy as it sounds with one pair of hands if you don't
have a custom spanner. Borrow more hands!