Saturn 1996 sc

There appears to be a broken spring in the tensioner.
The drivebelt suddenly became loose and lost power steering
and alt. and you can move the tensioner without effort.
Is there a simple way to change the tensioner or is this
a job for the shop?
Ernie

I replaced the one on my 94. It was a fairly easy job
until I had to go to the hardware store to get the
type of wrench I needed for one of the bolts. I believe
it was a combination wrench with a small ratchet
drive on one end. This was the only tool that fit in the
space and had room to turn. So be prepared to get
a new tool. To get the belt on or off you just turn the tensioner bolt
that's in the middle of the tensioner to loosen the belt.

Fred

"ernie" > wrote in message
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> There appears to be a broken spring in the tensioner.
> The drivebelt suddenly became loose and lost power steering
> and alt. and you can move the tensioner without effort.
> Is there a simple way to change the tensioner or is this
> a job for the shop?
> Ernie
>

Fred V. wrote:
> I replaced the one on my 94. It was a fairly easy job
> until I had to go to the hardware store to get the
> type of wrench I needed for one of the bolts. I believe
> it was a combination wrench with a small ratchet
> drive on one end. This was the only tool that fit in the
> space and had room to turn. So be prepared to get
> a new tool. To get the belt on or off you just turn the tensioner bolt
> that's in the middle of the tensioner to loosen the belt.
>
> Fred

You are right about new tools . I have a set of box end ratchet
but they were a little short to reach the top bolt from the top side.
I even removed the top motor mount. ( It didn't help much) but with my
daughter's
very small hands (her car) we got the top bolt in place and runni8ng.
ernie
>
> "ernie" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > There appears to be a broken spring in the tensioner.
> > The drivebelt suddenly became loose and lost power steering
> > and alt. and you can move the tensioner without effort.
> > Is there a simple way to change the tensioner or is this
> > a job for the shop?
> > Ernie
> >