Belt tensioner?
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 27
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From: OH
Sorry, but I'm clueless as to how to work with the tensioner to get the belt off? Do I need to loosen that bolt on the front? If so, what will that do? If I put my weight on the pulley there I see the slack in the belt appear. Wouldn't that be enough to get the belt off my alternator for a replacement?
Sorry to be clueless, but could someone give me some idiot proof instructions as to how to get the belt off for an alternator replacement. Thanks alot!
Sorry to be clueless, but could someone give me some idiot proof instructions as to how to get the belt off for an alternator replacement. Thanks alot!
Drifting
Joined: May 2005
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From: Tomahawk WI
Do I need to loosen that bolt on the front?
Put a socket or wrench on that bolt and crank on it. It will cause the tensioner pully to move away from the belt, loosening it and allowing you to remove it(the belt).
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 9,715
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From: Kempner Texas
Originally Posted by Borntostun
OK, so actually tightening the bolt moves the pulley away from the belt and loosening the belt altogether . . . Is that it?
There's a 1/2" square hole in the tensioner that you stick a 1/2" drive ratchet of breaker bar in. Then you use a 1/2" drive ratchet/bar to releave the tension from the belt. Really simple.
Jake
