Power steering and AC belts are in the way on mine, as is the PS reservoir, pump and pulleys. Jim On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:28 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>wrote: > At 08:31 AM 3/18/2011, Jim Felder wrote: > >> You don't need a U-joint. In front you need a box wrench with just enough >> offset to capture the nu t and keep it from turning. I like to use a >> ratcheting box wrench but any will do. Slip it over te nut and let it >> hang, >> it will catch itself when you start turning from the back. >> > > What am I missing? It's been a long time, but on my '84 (no power > steering) I used a socket from the front (fan) side of the alternator, and a > plain wrench from the side to capture the nut on the rear. Easy peasy, for > some value of easy. > > Yours, > David > |
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