8th Generation Honda Civic Forum - View Single Post - Loosen serpentine belt tensioner "slowly"

rationull · 10-20-2008, 03:13 AM

BubzSI, you aren't kidding! It's pretty tight in there.

I got the GearWrench set and ended up messing with it today. Got the belt on and off OK, but I had some trouble getting it back on correctly. Consequently, I ended up pushing fairly hard on the tensioner when it was at its limits. I don't think I did any damage to the hydraulic mechanism (these things have to be built to take some pressure, right?) but the bolt ended up looking like this:

Is the shearing normal or did I push too hard? The socket with the GearWrench set is about the same depth as a box end wrench so it seems like the contact area would be about the same with a 0 offset long handled wrench...

Everything seems to work OK but I'm a little worried about continued use of this tool now...

10-20-2008, 03:13 AM	#14 (permalink)
rationull Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 340	BubzSI, you aren't kidding! It's pretty tight in there. I got the GearWrench set and ended up messing with it today. Got the belt on and off OK, but I had some trouble getting it back on correctly. Consequently, I ended up pushing fairly hard on the tensioner when it was at its limits. I don't think I did any damage to the hydraulic mechanism (these things have to be built to take some pressure, right?) but the bolt ended up looking like this: Is the shearing normal or did I push too hard? The socket with the GearWrench set is about the same depth as a box end wrench so it seems like the contact area would be about the same with a 0 offset long handled wrench... Everything seems to work OK but I'm a little worried about continued use of this tool now...