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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fishfiles" data-source="post: 10875" data-attributes="member: 782"><p>When going back together it is easier to have the idler pulley off and install the belt then put the idler against the belt , as far as getting it out the pulley that can be a "bear" as Tazza puts it , to get out , a good pair of diagonal side cutter and a sharp utility knife , make sure you get all the strnds out as it some stays hidden between the pulley and the pump it will eat the seal and cause a leak ------as far as how tight to put the new belt on , I have the tool thats supoose to be used but you can get by without it , it is a bar that graps the bottom of the belt , you mark the bellhousing with chalk on the top and bottom of the bar , and then hook a fish scale to the bar , then you pull like 15lbs of force , no more or less to get the bar to move to the second mark , the thing to watch out for is not too tight , if it is too lose you will know it as it will slip when you hit a pile of dirt or track hard turns , it may have to be readjusted after a few hours of use ad the belt streches out</p></blockquote><p></p>