If the pulley is still serviceable, do yourself a favor and just unbolt the engine and lift it a bit to thread on the new belt. This can be done much quicker than trying to remove the pulley. My pulley got bent trying to take it off with a 3 jaw puller so it had to be removed. If I would have...
Yep, definitely the method I'd recommend too. My drive pulley was bent so it had to be replaced. I ended up using a 3 jaw puller and then added copious amount of anti seize on the new pulley to prevent this in the future. Thanks for commenting.
Not on this model. The belt will in fact have slack using your method but there are guides that are part of the frame that won't allow the belt to be removed (very small gap). Additionally, my pulley was bent so it had to be replaced. I updated my original post on what was successful and a...
Not on this model. It has guides around the pulley that are part of the frame and won't allow it. Having said that you can do this without removing the pulley by unbolting the engine and lifting it a bit to thread the belt on. My pulley was bent so it had to be replaced. I updated my...