Have slipped the belt over the fan and behind other belts to get it into the right area, but don't want to start loosening anything in case I'm on the wrong track. I'm thinking I could loosen the two bolts that attach the aircon compressor to the engine, and move the compressor to let me slip that belt off so I can get the fan belt on the back pulley, then put the front belt back on the front pulley on the aircon compressor.
You need a cerpentine belt tool. check out all the pulleys and you will find that one has a square hole in the bracket holding the roller. that arm is spring loaded to maintain tension on the belt. Its not easy for the first time to do this job. The route the belt goes will be on a sticker diagram somewhere under the hood. sometimes they are on the under side of the hood, while sometimes they are on the car's grill frame. it is usually best to put the belt on all the pulleys except the alternator, then pull the tension pulley arm to facilitate the belt slipping onto the alternator pulley. Do not attempt to put it on the tension pulley last. and be careful the tension pulley tension can give you quite a severe pinch if you get your fingers caught under the belt.
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