yungair23

Ive rounded that bolt on my tensioner pulley to the point i cant move it to replace my belt. The wrench kept slipping off including my inexperienced-ness on working on cars ive round the bolt and im not sure what to do...Any ideas i needa replace my belt really bad.

blk40th

see if you can pry on it somehow. or cut the old belt and replace the tensioner.

blk40th

o or if you have a large pair of vice grips just get them as tight as possible. but replace the tensioner or just that bolt.

yungair23

so basically i gotta replace it alright...how the heck do i get it off if thats the only option?

ponyboy302

all you have to do is wedge the back of a long wrench in between the tensioner and push down and the belt will slip right off

AdderMk2

next time... dont use an open end wrench...

use a 6 point box end


have fun replacing your tensioner assembly now... [>:]

bighungrymatt

gotta learn somehow... it sucks learning the hard way

Cobra77

If you ever run into rounded off heads like that though, in an open area...run down to Sears if you've got one near, and buy a set of theirdamaged boltremover sockets, for the hex end, not EZ outs. They don't cost a lot. The inside of the socket is sharp. How it works is you get the right size, slip it over the bolt head, then smack it with a hammer. The edges inside dig into the head, when you twist it with a ratchet it cuts in even more, it'll come right off. They work great.

Link to product:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...d=damaged+bolt

There's different sets/sizes/styles.

p1bigun

that's apretty neat set i'll have to get one