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Originally Posted by volvoid

You can improve access to the belt end of the engine on most cars by jacking up front of car, leave it on axle stands not a jack, remove front wheel and then the plastic wheelarch liner. Has the advantage of raising the work height so you arent bending your back so much as you faff. Will make it easier to get to those awkward bolts + pulleys. As you've found its not neccessary, but you may choose to do it

No... it was necessary all right... I did this; and it was still the closest thing to impossible that I've ever done... LOL.

The Blackwell's Companion to the Philosophy of Language played a role when I couldn't get quite the leverage I needed otherwise... I knew that book would come in handy at some point... it has been quite a few years' wait.