Help on replacing drive belt?

[jiggadog]

Originally Posted by Mustard

Just changed mine, its real simple but not much room to work.
I used a socket wrench with a cheater handle for leverage.
As you loosen the tension you will notice that two holes on the tensioner start to move in line with each other. I cranked on it until they lined up and inserted a 5mm Allen into the hole, this will lock the tensioner into the released postion allowing you to focus on removing the old belt and installing the new. Once the new belt is in position just apply pressure to remove the Allen and release the tensioner.

replacing mine today and needed some help..perfect. i love this site...lol.

[Fieldworks]

So are you saying that you placed a socket w/ the cheater bar on the bolt on the front of the tensioner pulley and then lifted up or pushed down?

[sudden urge]

Originally Posted by Fieldworks

So are you saying that you placed a socket w/ the cheater bar on the bolt on the front of the tensioner pulley and then lifted up or pushed down?

I just changed mine a few weeks ago. I used a 1/2" drive ratchet and socket to release the tensioner and a 1/8" allen wrench to hold it in the released position. Facing the engine, you push the ratchet to the left (counter clockwise) to release the tensioner.