urgent help - serpentine belt replacement

[Kaz117]

Hi all im struggling to get to the main serp belt on my M52 Z3. the AC belt is in the way, i couldnt really get the fan off either, i tried the mallet technique but i couldnt do it. Right now im trying to get the belt out from underneath snaking it through the ac belt.

thanks for any help

 

[Mint]

When trying to remove the fan, remember it's a left hand thread.
Sorry if you already knew.
When I did mine [M54] I released the tensioner to remove the ac belt.

 

[mwpe]

You will have to remove the air con belt to remove the main one and you need to remove the fan and shroud as well. You need somthing like this:

Pardon our interruption...

 

[mwpe]

I don't know what happened there but if you click on the link, it comes up with the e bay page.

 

[AntStark]

I don't know what happened there but if you click on the link, it comes up with the e bay page.

Does that all the time Mike ..link still works