Originally Posted by tighed1
Dude!
I don't know about the SLK but on the SRT taking the fan out of the car (thus out of yer way) takes all of one minute. That would give ya extra clearance to work.
Not sure which torx you are talking about. The tensioner?
On my cars I use a 15mm box wrench and use the nut that is also on the tensioner to release the tension. Don't yank on it as you will loosen the bolt. Just apply smooth pressure and the tensioner will pull back.
Let me know if this works for ya.
taking the fan out seems like a must do now!! yes the torx is the at the end of the bolt holding the pulley nut on. i was trying to get the leverage to open it up as far as possible to get the belt on as it slipped off.
by using the nut i was able to get the oem setup back on.
montana crossfire, i was originally going with a c3 pulley and the wrap. my deal with the pulley fell through so i figured ,why not? just install the wrap and be ahead of the game and maybe pick up a couple ponies in the process.