Alternator Belt Replacement

['98 GS TD]

Hi folks, have been reading through some of the posts on here about replacing the alternator belt... some 19mm inaccessible bolt and suchlike but what I need to know is... do I need to remove the longer (power steering?, air con? etc) belt to replace the shorter altntr belt on a '98 GS TD...

And also is it easier to get access from offside wheel arch or from underneath...

Thanks for any relevant thoughts...

~ Mark

['98 GS TD]

do I need to remove the longer (power steering?, air con? etc) belt to replace the shorter altntr belt on a '98 GS TD...

OK, so here I am talking to meself!

Just spent a few hours working on this..

Seems like longer toothed belt needs to come off before removing alternator belt.

Longer belt should be a doddle to remove - undo tensioner bolt, slip belt off crankshaft pulley & then slip old alternator belt off the other crankshaft pulley & replace with new belt.

OK, here's what happened - tensioner bolt on alternator belt was seized & snapped! - took a while to bodge up a replacement...

Tensioner bolt on longer toothed belt was easy enough to turn but had no effect on the tension of the belt - tensioner pulley wheel has a 14mm bolt - does this needed to be loosened? I couldn't shift it - maybe has a left-hand thread or summat..

So ended up having to hope that the old belt holds together for a while yet...