[V6-12v] Re: V6 serpentine belt

[Clive Young]

My cheapo manual doesn't say , but I am pretty sure you have to loosen the
pulley a bit to get the tensioner to release with the breaker... I seam to
remember loosening the tensioner, heaving it over and then tighteningit back
up in this position so I could work ,, but that may have been another car ..
or another life,, not sure which..

Clive
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clive Young" <cyoung1661 at rogers.com>
To: "Todd Young" <auditodd at comcast.net>; "Austin Franklin"
<austin at darkroom.com>
Cc: <v6-12v at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [V6-12v] Re: V6 serpentine belt


> Just so you guys know there was a change in the serpantine belt design
> around 95. It is fully backward compatible with earlier yearsI believ so
any
> car could have either system. Also keep in mind there are different belt
> sizes. I know this because I got the wrong one. In the later design a
pulley
> was removed and a new style tensioner with a shorter belt was used. I have
> pictures of both configs but am not sure if I can attatch pictures on this
> system.
>     I did this last year and honestly don't remember if this was a fixed
> tension or constant tension system. It may be that once you set the
tension
> you tighten up a bolt to "fix " it at that tension ..don't remeber.. hey
> wait a minute ,, check the manual .. now theres an idea....
>
> I'll get back to you guys ..
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Todd Young" <auditodd at comcast.net>
> To: "Austin Franklin" <austin at darkroom.com>
> Cc: <v6-12v at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 10:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [V6-12v] Re: V6 serpentine belt
>
>
> > Hmm, must depend on the year/version of the serpentine tensioner you
> > have. Mine has a 10mm hex opening where I inserted the appropriate allen
> > wrench and pushed counter-clockwise to loosen tension on the serpentine
> > belt and slip it off the power steering pulley.
> >
> > Don't you wish the parts designers would pull their collective heads out
> > of their asses and be consistant in parts design. :-)
> >
> > Austin Franklin wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Todd,
> > >
> > >
> > >>Sorry, Nope!
> > >>The serpentine belt tensioner takes a 10mm allen wrench if I remember
> > >>correctly, I know it is definitely an allen wrench.
> > >
> > >
> > > It seems to be different for different vehicles/years.  Mine takes a
> socket.
> > > I just replaced the serpentine belt, I know.  Mine does take an allen
to
> > > take the tensioner completely off, but there is no need to take it off
> to
> > > just replace the serpentine belt.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Austin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > -- 
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