help right now would be amazing i cant get it to relieve tension ... i looked this up but everyone said move the 15 mm bolt... there is no 15 mm on my belt side!!!

i cant seem to understand how this tensionor works??? i dont get it i have the belt off by prying on the upper part of the tensinor( metal part and i barley got it off) lol but now i cant get another back on the same way??? any pictures or any help on removing / installing a new belt( mines stage 2) would be amazing thanks alot


Nick

please help me my car is usless in my driveway!!! how do u remove the serpintene belt!!!????!

 

it's not on the bolt...on the back side of the tensioner there is a 15mm nub ( ha ha). put it on that and rotate the tensioner towards the back of the car.

 

hope this help found this after 15mins of looking and found it here
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-guide-43/how-plug-your-sc-silencer-holes-124274/

by taking a 15mm wrench and slowly depress the belt tensioner. You need to do this slowly to allow the small shock absorber to compress. If you go too fast or push too hard then the tiny piece of metal on the tensioner will round off.
NOTE: I later found out that it is actually easier to use a small pair of vice grips.

 

here is the nub

 

I find that using a prybar works best.

 

Like everyone said, use a prybar to relieve tension.

I use a Pulley Boyz tensioner tool that I got a couple years ago. Works great but wasnt really that cheap.

The belt is kinda a bitch to get on right. I usually just pull the passenger wheel and undo the inner fender to get access to the bottom pullies.