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best/cheapest way of turning serpentine belt tensioner? 850 1997

posted by  unggthat on  Mon Jan 21 06:17 CST 2008
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So they decided to put a 1" square opening on my 850 serpentine belt tensioner? What was wrong with the 1/2" ones they used before? What is the cheapest way to make a 1" square thing to move it? I don't have a welder...

Thanks!

Nate
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1997 850, 1979 242GT, 1990 740GL








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    best/cheapest way of turning serpentine belt tensioner? 850 1997

    posted by  tucker on  Mon Jan 21 12:07 CST 2008
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    I broke an old file into a piece that was several inches long, stuck it in the hole and then used vise grips to turn the file. Extremely tough metal and totally useless as a file so I gave it a new life.
    Hope this doesn't post three times like the other day!








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    best/cheapest way of turning serpentine belt tensioner? 850 1997

    posted by  Ozark Lee on  Mon Jan 21 08:23 CST 2008
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    The same thing came up a couple of days ago on another board. The solution was to tape two pennies on opposing sides of a 1/2" drive ratchet.

    ...Lee








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      best/cheapest way of turning serpentine belt tensioner? 850 1997

      posted by  unggthat on  Mon Jan 21 09:35 CST 2008
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      Now there's a solution I like!

      Good thoughts all, and thanks...I'm sure I could've come up with something eventually, but I figure if someone else has already thought of it...

      Ntae
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    best/cheapest way of turning serpentine belt tensioner? 850 1997

    posted by  Ken Temkin on  Mon Jan 21 07:30 CST 2008
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    I've gone to Home Depot and rummaged through the plumbing section. A pipe plug has a square head that fits into that recess and it can be held using a visegrips.








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    best/cheapest way of turning serpentine belt tensioner? 850 1997

    posted by  someone claiming to be fixit2003 on  Mon Jan 21 06:26 CST 2008 [RELATED]

    I used a 1/8" thick piece of metal and fitted it so that it went in diagonally. Hold it with some Vise-grips and it should work. You may also be able to find a large square head bolt at the hardware store.







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