[V6-12v] Starter Motor

[Tom Christiansen]

Hi,

I don't know if the accessory belt will need to be removed for the
starter to come out. But there is an easy way to remove the belt. In
the tensioner there's a 10 mm hexagonal opening. About in  the middle
between the center of the bolt and the center of the roller. Use a 10
mm hex key (or even better 10 mm hex bit on a 3/8" rachet) and turn
the tensioner to loosen and remove the belt.

I guess your mechanic hasn't worked on these cars before... Once you
learn of that 10 mm hex, you don't forget...

Tom

On 10/2/06, Casimiro Izquierdo <caig01 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well, the mechanic is here and we are trying to find out the best way to replace the starter.  It seems as if the belt and alternator have to come outl.  However, there does not seem to be a good way to loosen the belt tensioner.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thank you.
>
>
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