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Message: <blockquote data-quote="6brnorma" data-source="post: 101113" data-attributes="member: 5914">kessler……please do not do that……you are taking an extreme risk of personal injury being down inside that engine compartment with that engine running. You have alt./gen., alt. belt, driven sheave with bolts and spring, drive belt, jackshaft block/bolts….all spinning at a high speed and torque that would injure you for life should you or any clothing be caught in it. I know you'd say you are being careful but the chance of a shock from handling wiring and the auto reaction of your body is extremely high. The cost of a $250.00 starter is peanuts in comparison. At the very least replace the solenoid for $50.00…..I've done it without removing the starter.Replacing the Alt. belt is actually a very time consuming job. You must loosen tension on the drive belt and remove the jackshaft block to r & r the belt…..then insure all alignments of the chains, drive belt and alt. belt are correct after installation. My advice would be to wait until complete failure of the belt or until such time as you are doing other work inside there. When you do replace the belt…..put two in there….zip tie one out of the way so you don't have to go through the entire process to put another one on.</blockquote>