I am doing some regular maintenance on my 2015 CX-5 2.5L and have come up with a snag when replacing the belts.
Note these need to be done through the passenger side wheel well.
The serpentine belt was a piece of cake.
However, the stretch belt for the water pump is a different story. Getting the old belt off was easy.
The Service Manual says to simply hook the new belt around the smaller pully ridge on the water pump, then push the belt onto the main pully on the water pump with your finger while turning the crank.
Has anyone done this successfully with a new belt?
I was unable to get the new belt even close to wrapping around even the smaller pully on the water pump, so of course was unable to even try to get the belt to wrap on to the main pulley.
In my searches I have not come across anyone who has done this successfully. Rockauto suggests that when buying a Gates stretch belt for this application, to use a Stretch Belt Tool #91030 to get the job done. However I have not heard of anyone successfully using this tool. For other Mazda stretch belts, e.g. AC, I have seen reference to using this tool on the crankshaft.
Has anyone done this and can offer some advice?
Note these need to be done through the passenger side wheel well.
The serpentine belt was a piece of cake.
However, the stretch belt for the water pump is a different story. Getting the old belt off was easy.
The Service Manual says to simply hook the new belt around the smaller pully ridge on the water pump, then push the belt onto the main pully on the water pump with your finger while turning the crank.
Has anyone done this successfully with a new belt?
I was unable to get the new belt even close to wrapping around even the smaller pully on the water pump, so of course was unable to even try to get the belt to wrap on to the main pulley.
In my searches I have not come across anyone who has done this successfully. Rockauto suggests that when buying a Gates stretch belt for this application, to use a Stretch Belt Tool #91030 to get the job done. However I have not heard of anyone successfully using this tool. For other Mazda stretch belts, e.g. AC, I have seen reference to using this tool on the crankshaft.
Has anyone done this and can offer some advice?