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Message: Think of the spring loaded tensioner as being the "nut" on the end of a bolt..............

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Changed By: JFP in PA
Change Date: January 16, 2011 12:53PM

Re: Do you turn Think of the spring loaded tensioner pulley bolt as being the "nut" on the front clockwise or counter clockwise?end of a bolt..............

The tensioner pulley is a little bit different. It is attached to a spring-loaded arm via a single bolt that is backwards in orientation from the other two idler pulleys. It is a righthanded thread. You need to get a 15mm wrench on the head of the bolt behind the pulley and then loosen the pulley with a 24mm wrench on the front. Be careful not to drop the spacer located behind the pulley when you pull it off. Reinstall the new pulley in the same manner, using a small bead of blue Loctite 242. Tighten the assembly to 44 ft-lb (60 Nm).

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Author: JFP in PA
Date: January 16, 2011 12:43PM

Re: Do you turn the tensioner pulley bolt on the front clockwise or counter clockwise?

The tensioner pulley is a little bit different. It is attached to a spring-loaded arm via a single bolt that is backwards in orientation from the other two idler pulleys. You need to get a 15mm wrench on the head of the bolt behind the pulley and then loosen the pulley with a 24mm wrench on the front. Be careful not to drop the spacer located behind the pulley when you pull it off. Reinstall the new pulley in the same manner, using a small bead of blue Loctite 242. Tighten the assembly to 44 ft-lb (60 Nm).