Drive/Serpentine Belt Replacement

[NCG8R]

1996 V8 AWD
Any advice on changing the belt on the V8? Special tools required or helpful? Any directions available on-line (Haynes Manual only had two steps - remove it and install it)? It appears it may be easier to reach tension pulley from the bottom since fan shroud, hoses, etc are pretty thick from the top but I don't know how much room I need to release the tension. I planned on using a socket on a torque wrench or "long" ratchet wrench. Will this work?
I want to make this as easy as possible so any expeiences out there would be helpful.

 

[DeRocha]

I would only use a torque wrench for tightening stuff to help preserve its accuracy... On my '93 I use a 1.5 ft cheater pipe over a wrench or socket handle. Make note of how the belt goes on in case the diagram is missing.

 

[Opera House]

Check the bearings on the belt pulleys for noise. These can be regreased by prying off the dust cover from the center. Mine rattled about 6 months ago and I poled a little grease in them. Just had to do them again when they started squeeking. This time I used a heat gun to warm up the bearing and then worked in grease with a drill spinning the bearing. Hope this lasts longer.

 

[Rhett]

How did you get a drill to fit in there to spin the bearing?
Some sort of 90 degree L-adapter?
In my truck I would have to remove the radiator, a/c condenser, and grill to do that.

 

[NCG8R]

drive belt

Agree on the torque wrench (brain burp). With a cheater pipe do I go from bottom or top (how much clearance do I need)? Is it a rachet action or more of a leverage action (or is it designed so these are sort of the same)? I don't want to get the old one off and discover I can't get the new one on (I'm AR that way).
Thanks again.