Quote:
Originally Posted by paul somlo  Bazar - when you put the belt back on, did you just pull the pin on the tensioner, or did you use a t-50 bit to rotate ccw, then pull the pin?
. |
Installed the tensioner with the pin still installed then put the belt on and around the tensioner pulley.
Once the belt is on correctly around all pulleys, I relieved the tensioner CCW with a torx bit and pulled the locking pin.
No way you can pull the pin on the tensioner without relieving the tension.
When I bought the Gates tensioner, the image showed a hex bolt but it came in with the torx head bolt. Oh well. I will not be touching it again until another 100k miles. I will deal with it then.
Oh, don't forget the bolt is left hand thread. Righty loosey, lefty tighty