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Replace serpentine belt on a 1995 Saturn sl1. 1.9 engine

Where the belt tensioner located and do I have to take off the passenger front tire to get to the belt.

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Yes! It is a whole lot easier and faster to take off the passenger tire. Remove plastic cover with speed pins. It is a lot easier to get to the belt tensioner to release belt tension also.Just put a 14mm wrench or 9/16" wrench on the tensioner at the 4:00 o'clock position and push down the belt will be easy to remove and reverse this to install the new one GOOG LUCK *****badgto1NJ

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