The Tensioner should not need to be tightened. It should push plenty hard on the belt if the belt is installed correctly. See my answer to this question; http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How%20to%20change%20the%20belt%20on%20a%201999%20dodge%20durango Yes, It should spring back!
loosen the tensioner bracket, remove old belt. replace with new belt. tighten with tensioner. job complete!
Loosen the tensioner pulley. The serpentine belt will become loose and can be removed. Put the new serpentine belt on and tighten the tensioner pulley.
You will need to loosen the tensioner pulley. When the tensioner pulley is loose the air conditioning compressor belt will become loose. Put the new belt on and tighten the tensioner pulley.
You will need to loosen the alternator belt with the tensioner pulley. When the tensioner pulley is loose the alternator belt will become loose. Put the new alternator belt on and tighten the tensioner pulley.
You must loosen the nut on the tensioner pully the from under the car there is a tensioning bolt 12mm you will tighten it and it will pull the pully down then take the belt off, new one on, then loosen the tensioner bolt til the belts tight and tighten the bolt in the middle of the pully then your all done
To get the belt off, you have to put a breaker bar into the square hole in the tensioner, and either pull up or down. The tensioner spring is what tighten's the belt. It is just three bolts then to get the tensioner off.
Loosen the tensioner bolt on your alternator. Slide the alternator to the left. Remove the alternator belt. Put the new alternator belt on and tighten the tensioner bolt.
First and formost, make sure you draw you a outline of where and how the belt goes around and what pulleys. Loosen the belt tensioner, remove the old one and replace with a new one making sure each pulley is ran exactly right. Tighten up the tensioner. Run the engine a bit and re-tension the belt. First and formost, make sure you draw you a outline of where and how the belt goes around and what pulleys. Loosen the belt tensioner, remove the old one and replace with a new one making sure each pulley is ran exactly right. Tighten up the tensioner. Run the engine a bit and re-tension the belt. First and formost, make sure you draw you a outline of where and how the belt goes around and what pulleys. Loosen the belt tensioner, remove the old one and replace with a new one making sure each pulley is ran exactly right. Tighten up the tensioner. Run the engine a bit and re-tension the belt. First and formost, make sure you draw you a outline of where and how the belt goes around and what pulleys. Loosen the belt tensioner, remove the old one and replace with a new one making sure each pulley is ran exactly right. Tighten up the tensioner. Run the engine a bit and re-tension the belt.
the only belt with a tensioner is the timing belt, to tighten the alt belt loosen the adjustment bolt then tap the alt back then retighten the bolt
Loosen the tensioner pulley. When the tensioner pulley is loose the belt will come off. Put the new belt on and tighten the tensioner pulley.
I own a 1996 bonneville. The tensioner bolt is a reverse threaded bolt, (tighten to loosen). Hope this helps. DCC
You will need to loosen the tensioner pulley. Slide the tensioner pulley to the right and the serpentine belt will become loose. Remove the old serpentine belt and put the new serpentine belt on. Slide the tensioner pulley to the left and tighten it.