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Get a big ass screw driver or pry bar to take the tension off the belt by the way of the tension pulley. There maybe a special tool you can rent or buy that does the same thing. Once that is done, it is not to big a problem.
Look for a small square cut out in the tension arm (may or may not be there). Sometime you can plug your ratchet into that square hole and use that to pry back the arm. Sometimes you just need that special tool !
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I was able to use a 1/2 inch drive breaker bar, (fit the square cut out perfectly). I put the belt around the altenator pulley last, got it started and then had someone bump the engine to walk the belt onto the altenator pulley completely.
Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
This was no doubt the original belt and it just wore out and came apart, I didn't realize it was in such bad shape. It actually shredded and wrapped around the fan shaft. Luckily, it all happened about a block from my house so I was able to drive the vehicle home.
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