V6 serpentine belt

[David VS]

I stand corrected. :)  That sounds about right.

Cheers,

Dave
90 90q20v
94 90s


Todd Young then wrote:

> Sorry, Nope!
> The serpentine belt tensioner takes a 10mm allen wrench if I remember
> correctly, I know it is definitely an allen wrench.
>
> Thing is, you want to loosen the bolts that hold the power steering
> pulley on BEFORE you loosen the serpentine belt, unless you have an air
> wrench handy. The tensioned serpentine belt should help hold the pulley
> in place while you break the allen head bolts free. Worst case, grab
> onto the heads with a good set of VISE-GRIPS and twist. You can always
> buy new bolts. (Which if I remember correctly I had to do because mine
> got munged up trying to remove them also.)
>
> David VS wrote:
> > If my memory serves me correctly, you can use a breaker bar (with a
> > small extension) and insert it directly in a square hole in the
> > tensioner arm.  I can't remember if it's a 3/8" or 1/2".  Maybe someone
> > else can verify this...  Then rotate against the spring and peel the
> > belt off.  Might be easier with two people.
> >
> > HTH
> > -- 
> > Dave
> > 90 90q20v
> > 94 90s