Ignorance admitted

[Todd Young]

The early V6 tensioner is slightly off-set to the passenger side of the
block. If I remember correctly, you need a 10mm allen wrench, and I use
a piece of 2x4 also. I use a small inspection mirror to find the hex
opening in the tensioner and insert the allen wrench so that the long
part of the "L" is a little above horizontal. Then I stick the 2x4 down
in there and push down on the allen wrench and then pop the serpentine
belt off the power steering pulley.

Al Powell wrote:
> OK, so now that the 1993 90Q is home, I'm replacing the AC compressor.
> But....first step is to remove the serpentine belt.  I have the rad fans out
> and the cover off the serpentine belt, but I can't identify the tensioner
> and how to slack it so the belt can be removed.  The Mitchell repair CD I
> have is mum on the topic.
>
> Any clues as to how I get the belt off this thing?  It's the ubiquitous V6.
> Thanks!!
>
> ************************
> Al Powell
> Fort Collins, CO
> apowell at gocougs.wsu.edu
> ************************
>
>

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Todd Young
7079 Dawn Ave. E.
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076