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Accessory Belt Tensioner Replacement
On a 1998 SC1 has anyone changed the accessory belt tensioner? How is this
done and is it a do-it-yourselfer job? |
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Accessory Belt Tensioner Replacement
On Thu, 18 May 2006 14:25:29 -0400, in rec.autos.makers.saturn "NDL"
> wrote: >On a 1998 SC1 has anyone changed the accessory belt tensioner? How is this >done and is it a do-it-yourselfer job? According to my Haynes*, you should have a similar engine to my '95 SW. I changed out the tensioner a couple of years ago. It's a hand-tool job, although the workspace is kind of tight. Use a big crescent wrench (14 or 15mm, I forget which) on the tensioner pulley bolt to rotate the tensioner arm and remove the belt. Use a 10mm wrench to remove the two(?) bolts that hold the tensioner to the engine block. On my car, I was able to get one with a socket wrench, but I had to use a box-end on the other; not enough clearance for the socket. Put the new tensioner on, rotate the pulley, replace the belt (with a new one; personal preference) and you're good to go. Total time; maybe fifteen to twenty minutes, maybe less. Depends how difficult it is to break loose the bolts. * - A worthwhile investment, IMO. I've bought one for every car I've owned. -- Money can't buy happiness, but it can let you rent it for a while... |
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Accessory Belt Tensioner Replacement
"William Hughes" > wrote in message ... > On Thu, 18 May 2006 14:25:29 -0400, in rec.autos.makers.saturn "NDL" > > wrote: > >>On a 1998 SC1 has anyone changed the accessory belt tensioner? How is >>this >>done and is it a do-it-yourselfer job? > > According to my Haynes*, you should have a similar engine to my '95 > SW. > > I changed out the tensioner a couple of years ago. It's a hand-tool > job, although the workspace is kind of tight. > > Use a big crescent wrench (14 or 15mm, I forget which) on the > tensioner pulley bolt to rotate the tensioner arm and remove the belt. > Use a 10mm wrench to remove the two(?) bolts that hold the tensioner > to the engine block. On my car, I was able to get one with a socket > wrench, but I had to use a box-end on the other; not enough clearance > for the socket. Put the new tensioner on, rotate the pulley, replace > the belt (with a new one; personal preference) and you're good to go. > Total time; maybe fifteen to twenty minutes, maybe less. Depends how > difficult it is to break loose the bolts. > > * - A worthwhile investment, IMO. I've bought one for every car I've > owned. The tensioner adjustment bolt is a 9/16". |
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