yes, loosen the alt adjusting bracket to allow loosening the belt - drain the coolant if you're going to remove the water pump, but not necessary if you're just dealing with the fan/clutch and not taking the pump off

Bill

Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature we find it attached to the rest of the world" John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics & Rust-a-holics Unanimous parking lot