From all the searching ive done on here about tensioning alternator belts everyone says drop the lower skid plate and do it from underneath. Well you really do not need to do that. I removed the fan shrouds, took the fan off the clutch (4 10mm bolts) and all you do is kneel in front of the batteries, reach way down with a 1/4" drive ratchet and a 10mm socket on a short extension, loosen off the bottom mount bolt, and the clamp on the adjuster. Then take a ratcheting box end and reach over the lower rad hose and put the ratchet straight up and down with the box end on the adjuster and away you go! then do everything up and you are done, no messing around with the dirty old skid plate, and no getting dripped on by melting ice!
I am an aircraft mechanic and used to working on stuff installed in horrific places, so i knew there had to be an easier way to do it. Oh and I have a +3 ape index so my long arms may help a bit
Other things ive discovered, when doing the EGR removal its not required to remove the black metal intake pipe, you can monkey the EGR out without disturbing it, you do need to take out the flex pipe though
