[V6-12v] serpentine (accessory) belt - revisited

[Kent McLean]

Clive Young wrote:
> can't remember if I sent you this before but this is what mine looks like .
> The big hex loosens the tension and also removes the tensioner.Once the
> tensioner is loose ( CCW ) you can put a hex in the arm of the tensioner and
> heave it over  to remove the tension. 

Oh, thank you so much.  I'd been cranking on the bolt that
holds the tensioner to the block (and tightening it at that).
I'll give this another shot today or tomorrow.

(How can something so simple be such a puzzle?)

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Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
'56 Austin-Healey 100 BN2, for sale