e30 accessory belt replacement - can it be done only from top?

[MC Hammered]

My alternator belt is loose and getting chewed up and if I change one belt I might as well change all 3 of them.

Question is can all 3 belts be serviced from only the top of the car or do I need to have access from underneath? Reason I ask is I have a skidplate installed and it would need to be removed for access from below which I would like to avoid.

TIA for any info.

[jlevie]

It is possible to change all three belts from the top. But I suspect you will decide it would have been easier to drop the skid plate to the PS & AC belts.

[MC Hammered]

Thanks for the reply and it was what I was hoping not to read.

Removing the skidplate isn't a problem. Reinstalling the steering rack bolts through the rack, spacers, crossbrace and top nuts is what I wanted to avoid. :(