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The tension pulley is centerline with the engine and at the very top of the belt routing.
Which pulley?
Will be the only pulley that is spring loaded and not connected to an engine component
Pry up on the tensioner pulley.
Somewhere between the other pulleys.
When it goes bad
Its similar to the 97 pulley however some advances were made primarily in the metallurgy processes during manufacture, it still retains the tension capability however at an increased pulley factor.
You don't loosen it, you pry it back to remove tension.
Hard to tell if this question is to:Release the tension on the belt for replacement, orRemove the pulley/tensioner for replacementSee "Related Questions" below for more about doing both
The bolt on the idler pull loosens the normal direction, lefty loosey on the ford ranger 3.0 engine. If you look lower, you'll notice the tension pulley. You can tell it's the tension pulley by the pivoter arm that it's bolted to. Take the proper size wrench or socket, and turn clockwise as if you were to tighten it. It takes a little bit of force, but the whole arm assembly should turn down taking tension off the belt. You can then slide the serpentine off of the idler pulley and remove the pulley.