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The Craftsman tool fits both 3/8" and 1/2". The main bar has a 3/8" square drive at the end. The extension fits over the 3/8" drive and has a 1/2" square drive.
Thanks guys. I have that same tool but got it from Harbor Freight. The tool is good and low profile so it fits into tight spots but I did notice that it can actually flex as its not the thickest metal they used.
Interesting approach locking the tool in place. My concern would be (and it would be my luck) is that it wouldn't hold and the tool would spring back and something would go flying or worse yet slam fingers. A saw a good video that showed getting all pulleys lined up with the belt, the go over the supercharger and the last pulley was a small idler pulley to the left of the supercharger pulley (while standing front facing the engine) since that pulley has only a small amount of coverage of the belt. It worked pretty well until I damaged the square hold creating a bit of play. I was also able to hold the pry bar and work the belt at the same time. The other seems to be a bit tricky/sketchy in my opinion but if it worked for you that's great.
So question for the group here. I ordered a belt tensioner from Euroamp on ebay for the supercharger. In the photo it was an exact match but when I got it it was a totally different part. Might work but I'd rather have the exact part. I sent them a note about it so I'll see how they respond. But here's my question, does anyone know the Jaguar part # for the belt tensioner for the Supercharger? I can't seem to find that part number. When I tried searching but the various numbers on the part itself I didn't find anything.
Here are the options from what I can tell:
The specific part number depends on the VIN. Early years list just the tensioner, while later VINs list the tensioner assembly. There have also been changes in SC belt length over the years (with different VIN breakpoints from the tensioner changes), so the situation seems rather convoluted.
Thanks guys. I'll be returning the new part back to Euroamp as they acknowledged the error and don't have the correct part. With that in mind I tried cleaning up the original and I seem to be able to get enough bite with the 3/8" insert to get it to rotate what I believe is full rotation. With that in mind it still seems like somethings not right as I have done this 5 times already and this is the first time I'm having trouble. I'm questioning if I have an issue with the belt route now. Does anyone have a diagram for the supercharger belt routing? Thanks
Also any thoughts on why all of a sudden I can't seem to get the belt on? There's virtually no room to work but it looks like the belt is on all pulleys but I need a bit more slack. I did this 4 times already with no issue and no all of a sudden it's an issue.
Also any thoughts on why all of a sudden I can't seem to get the belt on? There's virtually no room to work but it looks like the belt is on all pulleys but I need a bit more slack. I did this 4 times already with no issue and no all of a sudden it's an issue.
Make sure your breaker bar or whatever tool you are using isn't hitting up against the tubular brace behind the radiator or anything else. I had that catch me out one time and I thought the tensioner was at full travel but it wasn't really. These belts can be frustrating, for sure.
yes that's a really good diagram. Thanks guys. I was hoping I just had it wrong but unfortunately I've got it right and I just need to keep playing with it. Maybe the belt got shorter??? LOL
Hope this might be of some help to you. I have a 2016 & 2017 F-Types, both are V-8. I changed both belts on both vehicles this spring. ( replacing the stock belts due to age not mileage. Both are less than 17k ) I was also concerned about the belt length and wasn't sure what I would be getting into. The 2016 has a Mfg date of 01/16 and the 2017 MFG date is 10/16. So I ordered from 2 different companies.
The 2016 got Jaguar Part number belts: the Accessory Drive belt was part # T2R91501 and the Supercharger belt was part # C2D61183 both from Harper Jaguar.
The 2017 got Gates Belts: Accessory Belt part # K060935HD the Supercharger Belt Part # DK080566. I compared both sets of belts with each other and there was maybe only 1/8'" difference. Both went on without any problems. I installed both of these from underneath the car slipping the belt over the alternator last on the ACC belt and last on the tensioner on the supercharger belt. Both times the tensioner was pulled to the max to get them on. Good Luck Forgot to add: The Gates Acc Belt measured 94 inches and the Supercharger belt measured 57 3/4 inches (outside circumference )
Thanks for all the feedback as we all seem to be in this together as enthusiasts enjoying working on our own cars.
So a little update. So while cleaning up the square hole for the belt tensioner I was able to make it clean enough to get reasonably good grip with a ratchet as long as I was deep in the hole. That said while re-installing the tensioner in that lovely tight location I dropped the bolt. You honestly can't make this stuff up. If any of you have ever dropped a nut or bolt in an engine compartment you know very well why it's called the Bermuda Triangle LOL. I spent the better portion of an hour trying to find it having to lift the car and remove the belly pan. NICE!. Finally found it be accident while siting there pondering life and staring into the abyss of an engine compartment. I started just rotating the fan as a form of therapy and heard an obstruction in the fans movement. As big as that bolt is, it found a nice hiding spot in the fan area that I couldn't see but I could feel it and get it.
Sorry for the long story but I thought some of you might just enjoy reading it since you might be able to relate and sympathize.
So got that back together and with some persuasion actually got the belt on. I honestly don't know what was blocking it but something worked it self out and I got the extra little slack to get the belt on. Today I'll be wrapping it up, filling it with coolant and hopefully starting it up to see if I still have a leak. Asking for prayers because at this point I don't want to do this job a 6th time. If it still leaks I'll be taking it somewhere especially if the leak has to do with the oil cooler and/or connector pipe.
So new question. In putting everything back together I managed to break one of the air intake duct clamps. Kind of odd since its only clamping plastic tube to plastic tube but possibly it started to wear from being removed and reinstalled many times now. It's one of the oval clamps that connects the drivers side airbox to the center section. It's an oval clamp, not the round one. Does anyone happen to have the part number for that? I've been searching but haven't had any luck yet.
Just curious if anyone knows the answer to this. I used the bucket method to fill the coolant up where I have bucket attached to the reservoir. The bucket has a control valve on it. I left it open and let the car run to get the air bubbles out and noticed that on occasion the system would push coolant back into the bucket, then suck it back in. I was curious if the system is overfull, is there a pressure relief system somewhere? And now I'm wondering if I had it overfull before and something broke to relieve pressure? When the vehicle is cold, I made sure I have the reservoir full to max. Maybe I could use a little education on the nuance to filling the coolant in the system?? Maybe it was actually overfull??
