Fan belts w210 e320 c.d.i

[sms78]

I want to replace the fan/drive belts as they havent been changed in the couple of years ive had this car . My questions are as follows>>

Do you have to take the radiator out ?

Do you need any speacial tools?

Do you have to replace any belt tensioners or any of the other pulleys that the belts go over like on some other cars or can they be reused .? Expensive?

Is it a job that would make you cry as you try and do it in the cold on a windy driveway and every tool you got out to do the job has now dissapeared ?

Your knowledge would be gratefully recieved. Thanks.

 

[Cole@MBS]

I would remove the slam panel so you can pull the rad forward an inch or two, long bar with a 17 mm socket, make a note of the waythe belt goes, taken them of before and forgotten which way round they go! If you havent any noise then dont worry about the tensioners!