Serpentine belt
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From: Norlina NC
LOL! I watched that video a dozen times and I just could not find that locking tab! Maybe it fell out? I saw another vid where an alternative method was to put a half inch ratchet on the idler bracket to move it slightly. I even used my 15" ratchet an could not get the leverage to move it! If I figured out to just grab the belt an pull up on it sooner, 2 hours would have been saved.
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Breckenridge, TX
Tensioner pics:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post12753780
Tool:
This part is the key. I add a short 1/2" drive wobble extension to the smaller bar. It's got a smaller nose so it's easier to get into the square hole on the tensioner. Like this but I didn't buy a set, just picked one off the shelf.
Senior Master Tech uses the ratcheting gear wrench one, it's got a plug that if you have small hands you can stick into the tensioner then get the wrench on it:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post12753780
Tool:
This part is the key. I add a short 1/2" drive wobble extension to the smaller bar. It's got a smaller nose so it's easier to get into the square hole on the tensioner. Like this but I didn't buy a set, just picked one off the shelf.
Senior Master Tech uses the ratcheting gear wrench one, it's got a plug that if you have small hands you can stick into the tensioner then get the wrench on it:
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