V8 accessory belt

[cobram@Channel1.Com (Cobram)]

 -=> Quoting Arryn Milne  <=-


 AM> How is this belt tensioned?  I was helping my Dad change this belt
 AM> last weekend and we couldn't find any adjustment.  We've assumed that
 AM> it's tensioned hydraulically, but we aren't sure.  We found what
 AM> appears to be a damper on the left side of the engine (looking from
 AM> front). 
 AM> TIA, Arryn.


     The tensioner is nothing more than a heavy duty spring
     mounted inside the left engine cover, connected to the
     pulley and vibration damper (shock) on the outside.  If
     my memory serves me you pull on the belt by hand and put
     a "special tool" (a drill bit works fine) in the front
     engine cover to hold the tensioner back. Replace the
     belt, pull on it again and remove drill bit. One of
     easier jobs on the V8Q...unless of course you don't
     have/forgot the belt route.

     BCNU,

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