How to replace belt tensioner pully only
azisme
08-20-2008, 12:44 AM
The following pertains to a 93 s15 Jimmy 4.3 Vin W auto w/ac.
After working a 12 hour day my serpentine belt broke. I had my wife pick me up a got a new belt but I couldn't figure out how to release the tension on the tensioner assembly. Even though I knew I was risking damage, I pried on the tensioner pully to see where the pivot points were. I eventually figured out how to release the tension by cranking on the bolt on the pully and replaced the belt. But in the process I dented the pully and it is making all kinds of unhappy sounds.
The tensioner assembly was replaced only a couple of years ago. So I would like to replace just the pully and save myself $25, but I can't find any instructions on how to do it. The bolt on the pully is the one used to release the tension and that takes a lot of tork to do and it didn't think about loosening.
It just came to me as I was typing, it is a left handed thread. Duh! I am going to go ahead and post this anyway in case there are others out there that are having a brain fart like I just had. Any other tips that I may not know about?
After working a 12 hour day my serpentine belt broke. I had my wife pick me up a got a new belt but I couldn't figure out how to release the tension on the tensioner assembly. Even though I knew I was risking damage, I pried on the tensioner pully to see where the pivot points were. I eventually figured out how to release the tension by cranking on the bolt on the pully and replaced the belt. But in the process I dented the pully and it is making all kinds of unhappy sounds.
The tensioner assembly was replaced only a couple of years ago. So I would like to replace just the pully and save myself $25, but I can't find any instructions on how to do it. The bolt on the pully is the one used to release the tension and that takes a lot of tork to do and it didn't think about loosening.
It just came to me as I was typing, it is a left handed thread. Duh! I am going to go ahead and post this anyway in case there are others out there that are having a brain fart like I just had. Any other tips that I may not know about?
MT-2500
08-20-2008, 08:20 AM
You answered you own question.
If the bolt is left handed then you will have to remove it clockwise.
Good Luck
MT
If the bolt is left handed then you will have to remove it clockwise.
Good Luck
MT
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