<VV> Fan belt clearance

[Mark Durham]

John, I run a 62. Before trimming or replacing any parts, make sure your
engine/transmission package is located correctly in the engine bay. It
simply may be too far aft. This affects the toe in or out for your rear
tires, its supposed to be within a certain range. But, I've always had
enough clearance to get a belt off and back on. Its tight, but doable.  You
adjust this by removing shims at the transmission end. You need to take a
look there. If you have more than 4 or 5 shims, this might be your
problem.To make an adjustment, put a jack under the bell housing to help
support the weight, and loosen the rear bolt a turn or so so it will slide.
loosen the forward bolts, remove a couple of shims, tighten those bolts,
which should slide the engine forward. Check clutch adjustment, accelerator
rigging, and  shifter adjustment, when done.
Mark Durham

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 6:06 PM, John Miller <ssvairnut at yahoo.com> wrote:

>   Just finished reading the current rants. To save time I will just say I
> solved the horrid red thingy problem...I put a new one on. As far as who
> makes the best 13 inch tires, the answer is simple, nobody. And since I
> just successfully changed out a set of o-rings and did a cold adjust...I
> started the engine with a 5/8 wrench in hand in case I needed some running
> adjustments(which none were). It's now a perfect world, let's all sing
> Kumbaya!
>   Now to the heart of todays CRS outbreak. I just aquired a 62 with a 110
> motor...It appears I have no clearance for removing the fan belt by the
> harmonic balancer. I know I need to change out the rear support but to
> what? a 64? Been a long time since I had this issue. The other being I
> don't have any other early supports laying around. Inquiring minds need to
> know.
>
> John
> Des Moines
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