After reading how terrible and hard to change a belt on a /6 engine is - I wasn't looking forward to fixing my squealing belt (ended up figuring there's a good reason flat-sixes have 6 washer-rings for the fan pulley - my pulley was loose and rattling).

Getting the washers/pulley on by feel takes a few tries but is easy along with the belt and tightening it. I am no longer afraid of changing my /6 belt and definitely won't be cutting any holes into my firewall!

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Though I didn't put quite as many bends in mine ( I cut the wrench shorter), I found this to be valuable. Being able to see what you're doing is so over-rated!

Nice! I had thought about having scotty make a hatch but seeing your cool tool, I think I will leave the firewall alone.

It did take a few bends to get it right because it's a fairly thick wrench - it kept hitting the pulley. It still may not go all the way on the nut but it's good enough. Whereas my dad's decades old Craftsman easily cleared the pulley when the engine was out of the car. He didn't want me bending his original.

One thing I always wondered is how you set the timing on a stock /6?

I have the extra pulley on my fan pulley (smog?) I'd have to cut that part off.

I'm thinking I'll still do the hatch, but this would be nice to make for the event of just a belt replacement.