Welcome to the forum. It's not an easy task, but should be doable with the original belt. I use a Volvo belt/pulley tool that's around 2 ft long to move the pulley to the left. If it's not to the full stroke, you will not get the belt on. Your routing is correct. So my approach is: 1) Route belt aro...

As above, I we all pass it on the power steering pump in the last place. Assuming you have the correct belt, I have to say that the trick is to really turn the tensioner to the maximum: the wrench (or whatever is used to remove the tension on the tensioner) must be fully rotated aaall the way. When ...

If you put a ziptie loop on the top of the belt , to get it onto the PS pulley, you get your fingers out of the way and can work it onto the pulley easier. Clip and remove at end, or use a pick to release it and resell it as tested zip tie, Not getting the ribs into the grooves as noted above is the...