Alternator Belt Replacement

[hancym]

Thanks! I'm sure you are right and that's what I thought too. My wife, whose not a Girly girl at all was not here and she would know what's she's doing. I got my daughter to help., next best thing and she has her engineering head screwed on too. She'd hurt her wrist in a Hockey match so couldn't counter the twist of the extensions to keep the Torx square on to the hole and hold the tension at the same time. I then called my mate who, although not at all the engineering type is a PTI in a gym. I thought that despite the lack of practical knowledge his overpowering strength in his upper body would be a walk in the park for him if I gave him precise instruction. "Stop the force when you hit the stop, only a few degrees movement, keep it square etc.etc." I asked him to lay on the carpet I had down so as to secure his body and give him control of the ratchet. After the first attempt he insisted on kneeling! I'm sure he didn't keep it square! I wasn't looking because I was trying to get the belt on from within the bonnet space