[V6-12v] V6 serpentine belt

[Tom Christiansen]

Austin (and Kent too),

In my 1994 90S, there's a 8mm or 10mm hex opening (similar to that of an 
Allen head) in the tensioner. Stick a suitable bit in there and apply force 
with a breaker bar. Tada... The belt is easily removed.

Tom

At 08:46 AM 2/16/2005, Austin Franklin wrote:

> > I'm trying to change the shredding serpenting (accessory)
> > belt on my V6 '94 100 S Avant.
> >
> > I've got the cap off the idler pulley.  I tried a 6mm hex
> > Allen wrench, which didn't work and may have munged the
> > socket. I then thought it may be a Torx head, so I tried
> > a 40T head on a ratchet, which fit not-too-snugly, and
> > turned it clockwise, but it just rounded the points on
> > the 40T (made by Lisle in USA).
> >
> > a) What size is the tool is supposed to fit the hole?
> >
> > b) Is it clockwise to loosen tension on the tensioner
> >     to remove the belt?
> >
> > c) worst case, how do you remove the tensioner itself,
> >     in case it needs to be replaced.
>
>Hi Kent,
>
>Not sure if your tensioner is the same as my 96 A4 2.8 V6, but you don't
>have to remove the tensioner...there is a bolt sized head that you put a
>wrench on and turn it to pivot the tensioner to loosen the belt, and the
>belt comes right off.
>
>There is a hole on the tensioner that lines up when you get it far enough
>loosened that you can put a drift in that keeps it in the loosened position.
>That makes it easy to take the old belt off and just slip a new one on.
>
>Regards,
>
>Austin
>
>
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