Tensioner Assembly,Idler Pulley DIY*UPDATED*

ok! seeing we'll be pulling the pos jummper cover box start by disconnecting the battery! you'll need to get the car up in the air and on a jack stand,pull the passenger side tire and plastic well cover!


back top side, gon'a pull the washer tank,2 7mm bolts and one 10mm nut (red)
clamp (green) and jummper cover box two 7mm (white) now you can shove the two pos leads out of the way.







here it is out of the way,





get your jack stand on a sure spot under the cradle
you'll need a rollaway jack under the motor so you can lift and lower as needed,you'll need to get a lenght of 2x6 or the like to disperse the pressure DO NOT PUT THE JACK DIRECTLY ON THE PAN!!!and keep it off center (toward passenger side)





now you can pull the mount cradle bolt on the frame rail. use a 15mm wrench on the bolt, and an 18mm socket on the nut!
after you've got the nut off, pump the jack up a fuss and get the weight off the bolt, and it should slide right out.








now you can pull these four bolts!










after you've got the front part of the mount off, there's a nut you can't see in this pic. but it's on the idler stud pulley and will need to come off next!
(you'll be able to see it better in other pic's later)





and this nut next off the stud, after the plate is off you'll be able to get the stud out, and swing the bracket out of the way




the last bolt for that plate can be seen here, and next to it is a 10mm that holds a power steering line.


(under car shot)




(from the top)





heres where a canted wrench like this is your best friend, no point fighting it with the wrong tool! this will really make it breeze.




i got it from the top, but the bottom would be fine also!
then you can zip out that last bolt.




here's a shot of my greasy hand (lol) that bolt. AND the nut on the idler pulley stud you couldn't see in that last picture





well dandy the mount is undone, the face plate is unbolted!
now ya got to get them out!
a stout pinch bar useing the frame as a fulcrum, will be enough to shove the motor back a bit and you can slip the back plate off, up and out. then the mount will will have enough clearance to push toward the motor and will lift out

(careful where you push on the motor! never on any of the pulleys! push on the block)




ok we made it to the pulley's, yeaaaah!
get the belt off, the the idler pulley, and the Belt Tensioner Assembly!

for me i got the whole Tensioner Assembly (it was chattering a little) but it was the idler pulley makeing all the noise)

Belt Tensioner Assembly /GOODYEAR Part # 49240 ($45.79)
idler pulley /ACDELCO Part # 38001 ($17.77)


one bolt on the Tensioner, and the stud on the idler!

(comeing off)





(installed) both 37ft/lb or 50Nm (thanks guys)
with belt on





bonus info! belt routeing!




ok! getting the plate and mount back on, in the first picture you'll see the top stud on first! thats wrong!!! both the mount (in place first) then slide the plate behind that. and with the back plate tilted out. the stud can go on!
i made that mistake so you don't have to!

again you'll have to shove the motor back a fuss.
and they both go in at the same time.








get the motor plate bolted back in place, then you can bolt the mount to that!
after it's tight, you'll need to play the jack up and down, to line up the mount/rail bolt to slide in







get the pos jummper box hooked back up, the washer bottle,and your done up top! the power steering line bracket bolt back in, the plastic well cover, tire on, jack out, jack stand out, drop that be'och and 2.5 HR's later your done!!!!


now it sounds as good as it look's