Questions & Answers for: stuck belt tensioner

...belt tensioned/stuck '04 LR Freelander - with 60/40 rear folding seats. the larger seat is folded up and the Seat Belt is fully tensioned and will not release. This is not allowing me to unfold the ...

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...belt on a 1990 Dodge Caravan with a 3.3 litre engine. the tensioner is spring loaded it may be stuck It sounds like you have an auto tensioner. There is a square hole in the bracket the tensioner is ...

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...the tensioner due to tensioner spring either becoming weak or stuck. If that's the case with yours and your Serpentine belt has not been changed in quite awhile...now would be the time to do

stuck (?) and Belt is ok. UNSCREW THE BOLT THAT HOLDS IT TO THE ENGINE BLOCK.GET A NEW PART TO REPLACE IT.CHECK YOUR BELT CAREFULLY IT MIGHT NOT BE THAT GOOD.THERES A DIAGRAM IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT

do i tighten or replace? There is a spring loaded belt tensioner. They are famous for getting stuck. Remove belt with special tool. Replace belt and tensioner. Not an easy job as not much room to work

Question about 1997 F250 SuperCab

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...alternator function(no charge) and usually water pump (overheat). I've also seen tensioners stuck due to corrosion and the "spring loading" can decrease and result in loose belt that still may ...

...stuck, if not then follow the belt routing diagram under the hood, but getting the tensioner set might take a large screw driver or ratchet fit into a square hole in the tensioned itself allowing to ...

...stuck. With the belt on you should be able to pull on the belt and see that the tensioner moves and returns. Make sure that as the engine cranks the belt isn't getting tighter due to bad tensioner ...

...you will need to replace the belt.Most tensioners have a spring attached to them make sure you did not lose a spring or the tensioner is not stuck and going to full depth before you replace the

...belt. Also, make sure your tensioner returns to the full tension side by itself. If it gets stuck or you hear grinding as you release the tension on the tool, you may have a bad tensioner and/or ...

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