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

rationull · 10-20-2008, 02:53 PM

That's correct, put a wrench on the bolt and push toward the rear of the car. The bolt doesn't actually turn, though. You push it to pivot the tensioner and loosen the belt.

A regular wrench with a long bar on it would work fine. As far as I can tell though, you'd need a 0 degree offset wrench. I couldn't find any of those at any stores in my area, and I also don't have a cheater pipe wide enough to fit over the end of an end wrench.

I'm not changing the belt or pulleys. I was just doing this to investigate a noise I was hearing.

Any input from others who have removed their serp belts as to whether they ended up slightly shearing the bolt too?

10-20-2008, 02:53 PM	#16 (permalink)
rationull Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 340	That's correct, put a wrench on the bolt and push toward the rear of the car. The bolt doesn't actually turn, though. You push it to pivot the tensioner and loosen the belt. A regular wrench with a long bar on it would work fine. As far as I can tell though, you'd need a 0 degree offset wrench. I couldn't find any of those at any stores in my area, and I also don't have a cheater pipe wide enough to fit over the end of an end wrench. I'm not changing the belt or pulleys. I was just doing this to investigate a noise I was hearing. Any input from others who have removed their serp belts as to whether they ended up slightly shearing the bolt too?