Tensioner pulley dieing! Have some questions...

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'69Stang

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My tensioner pulley is making all kinds of rattling and metallic clicking noises and I am pretty certain it is dieing. I've never changed one of these before, how do you release the tensioner arm? Is a special tool needed? Once the tensioner arm is loose do you just unbolt the pulley, and are either of these reverse thread?

Thanks in advance for any help with this

 

Emay

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South Elgin, IL

May 7, 2008

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I use a half inch breaker bar, insert it in the square hole and release the tension. Very simple task, no special tool required. Well, unless you don't own a half inch break bar.

 

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flyboy86

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May 7, 2008

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I've broken 3 tensioners now, they're easy to fix. I got a few new ones at Pep Boys for like $18. There are 3 easy bolts to take off, they're 10 mm. Thats it. Simple as pie.

 

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HEAVYGT

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Emay said:

I use a half inch breaker bar, insert it in the square hole and release the tension. Very simple task, no special tool required. Well, unless you don't own a half inch break bar.

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Once I saw Erin using the 1/2 incher break bar, went out the next day to get one

 

Emay

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HEAVYGT said:

Once I saw Erin using the 1/2 incher break bar, went out the next day to get one

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At least your gettin an education out of me..

 

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'69Stang

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Thanks guys, perfect, I'll be doing that tonight. $18 at Pep Boys? That is a great price...