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> Removing Serpentine Belt
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post Sep 2 2008, 12:13 AM
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I need to remove the serpentine belt. On the tensioner, is that hole a standard 3/4 drive, or is it for some special tool?
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post Sep 3 2008, 10:49 AM
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For future reference, in case anybody is doing a search some time down the road, I got my 3/4" drive back from the person who borrowed it an found that it is the proper size for the tensioner.
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post Sep 3 2008, 02:52 PM
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Thats what I used.
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post Sep 3 2008, 09:30 PM
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yes the have tools for that.... i have a rod made for that with both sizes on the ends.
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post Sep 4 2008, 01:57 AM
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Sounds like what I have. Does it look like a small war hammer? Lol.
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post Sep 4 2008, 04:06 AM
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QUOTE(rosso75 @ Sep 3 2008, 11:49 PM)
For future reference, in case anybody is doing a search some time down the road, I got my 3/4" drive back from the person who borrowed it an found that it is the proper size for the tensioner.
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Why THANK YOU, Rosso... for asking, and err, answering your own posting.
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post Sep 4 2008, 01:02 PM
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I figured it was 3/4", but I had loaned my 3/4 drive to someone so I couldn't be sure. Until I had the chance to check, I wanted to see if maybe it required a special tool so I could start looking for one. I'll try not to do it again :grin:
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post Sep 10 2008, 08:32 PM
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Are we talking about a large 3/4" drive ratchet? The space (in mine, anyway) is very limited.

I sawed off the top inch and a half or so of a 17mm bolt, ground down a pair of opposite corners, clamped it in a vice grip, and put the head of it into the tensioner. It worked, but was utterly lacking in elegance.

DIYers: note that, with the right tool, you can do this job in literally 2 minutes.
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post Sep 11 2008, 02:51 AM
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Yes, that's what I'm talking about. And an A+ for you on the brilliant bolt idea.
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post Sep 11 2008, 08:53 PM
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QUOTE(chax @ Sep 11 2008, 09:32 AM)
Are we talking about a large 3/4" drive ratchet?  The space (in mine, anyway) is very limited.

I sawed off the top inch and a half or so of a 17mm bolt, ground down a pair of opposite corners, clamped it in a vice grip, and put the head of it into the tensioner.  It worked, but was utterly lacking in elegance.

DIYers: note that, with the right tool, you can do this job in literally 2 minutes.
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Looks like a TRUE DIY tool!
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Pics?
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