Okay my buddy's tC is super charged and his belt tensioner is no good anymore. Now i have had to remove this before when i had to replace my head gasket but we had the engine dropped out and it was pretty easy that way. Thing is though there is the one bolt that is too long to get out using a wrench or even socket it hits the frame. Not really sure where to go from here any help would be great.

 

anyone??

 

loosen the tranny bracket and rear bracket... also loosen up the spipe mid pipe bolts... form there slowly let the engine tilt to the driver down which should help give u clearance... the engine is going to be kind at an extreme angle... but i did it once that way... i also took out driver side axle and the half shaft for extra precaution.

 

okay man we will try that thanks for the help

 

Wow glad I saw this thread. I broke my tensioner the other day while putting a new drive belt on...

 

got damn, yeah for any car the tensioner bolt is weak as hell, unless your strong as hell...

 

well the way you said to do it worked great. thanks

 

your welcome! glad i could help!

how much did u take off to get the head off? lol parts wise?

 

I'll go with the weak bolt theory

 

ok i think i need a new tensioner as well. a loud high pitched squealing noise has been coming from the pulley side of the engine when im idling with the a/c on. took it to the shop today and they noticed the tensioner pulley was vibrating excessively. hopefully replacing it will fix the problem since the noise it makes is both annoying and embarassing lol.

how much did you spend on the new tensioner and where did you buy it from? im trying to find it on trdsparks.com but having trouble locating it.

 

Try to look at the water pump as well, just to make sure. The water pump was the source for that noise in my case.

Not sure where to find it the cheapest, but this is what I found...

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/rafr...1440241k679047

 

thanks hat trick. i already replaced my water pump for other reasons lol. i managed to find the part on trd sparks so imma go with them.

 

hey 05-rs1, any update? did the tensioner fix the squealing? i have a squealing noise too and my tensioner is vibrating excessively, and the sound is driving me nuts especially since im quick to blame the supercharger.

 

Do you think it would be feasible/reasonable to use a hacksaw to cut the bolt to get it out? Does anybody know if it is a standard bolt that could be replaced with maybe a few less threads before reinstalling. The recommendation to loosen the bolts on the s-pipe kind of scares me, because the thing looks pretty rusty and I'm worried I might damage the flange or not get a good seal afterwards.

If that is really the only way to go, could somebody explain to me where the tranny bracket and rear bracket are. Ive been in the repair manual and haven't seen mention of them. Do they have some other formal name so I can find them or if somebody happened to have pictures that would be great.

 

Im stuck here, had to put the belt back on, but it sounds like hell. Worried the belt is gonna snap on me while visiting timbuktu. pls help..

 

i drilled a hole in the wheel well lol the bolt comes straight out!