How do you remove a tensioner bolt?
How do you remove a tensioner bolt?
How to Remove the Bolt From a Tensioner Pulley
- Open the hood of your vehicle.
- Locate the tensioner pulley. The tensioner pulley has a smooth surface that the top of the belt — the side with no grooves — rides on. Put a socket on the bolt and turn the bolt counterclockwise to break it loose.
How do you remove a bolt from a tensioner pulley?
The tensioner pulley has a smooth surface that the top of the belt — the side with no grooves — rides on. Put a socket on the bolt and turn the bolt counterclockwise to break it loose.
What should I do if my tensioner is not loosening?
Put a socket on the bolt and turn the bolt counterclockwise to break it loose. If it will not break loose because the tensioner wants to move, keep the tensioner from moving by holding it in place with a pry bar; then you will be able to loosen the bolt in the pulley.
Why is the bolt not coming out of my tensioner?
If it will not break loose because the tensioner wants to move, keep the tensioner from moving by holding it in place with a pry bar; then you will be able to loosen the bolt in the pulley. Though this particular bolt doesn’t usually seem to have problems, sometimes it can rust or have some other issue, causing the bolt to not come out easily.
How are hydraulic tensioners used to tighten bolts?
With our hydraulic nut solutions, customers can tighten large bolts with little to no effort and do so without causing any damage. Direct fit tensioners are very useful in applications where you have limited clearance in all directions.
The tensioner pulley has a smooth surface that the top of the belt — the side with no grooves — rides on. Put a socket on the bolt and turn the bolt counterclockwise to break it loose.
How do you remove a serpentine belt tensioner?
Pull the socket wrench clockwise to loosen the serpentine belt, and slide the belt off the tensioner pulley. Let the tensioner move back into position. Unbolt the belt tensioner assembly from the motor with a socket wrench.
Put a socket on the bolt and turn the bolt counterclockwise to break it loose. If it will not break loose because the tensioner wants to move, keep the tensioner from moving by holding it in place with a pry bar; then you will be able to loosen the bolt in the pulley.
If it will not break loose because the tensioner wants to move, keep the tensioner from moving by holding it in place with a pry bar; then you will be able to loosen the bolt in the pulley. Though this particular bolt doesn’t usually seem to have problems, sometimes it can rust or have some other issue, causing the bolt to not come out easily.
