IS350 Belt Tensioner Removal
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IS350 Belt Tensioner Removal
I'm having trouble with removal of the belt tensioner. is there any diy in this forum?
i'm at the point where i can see the bracket for the belt tensioner which is sandwiched
between the ac compressor. i have no ideaa where the third bolt is, or how many bolts total i have to take off. please, if anyone knows
a great way to take off the belt tensioner without taking off the ac compressor and discharging
the system of refrigerant. or if i even have to do that at all (crossing fingers that i hope i dont have to)as for now, i cannot also find a tutorial or diagram on alldata, so it is
frustrating for me at the moment. i thank everyone in advance for looking at this, any ideas and suggestions are appreciated. thanks
i'm at the point where i can see the bracket for the belt tensioner which is sandwiched
between the ac compressor. i have no ideaa where the third bolt is, or how many bolts total i have to take off. please, if anyone knows
a great way to take off the belt tensioner without taking off the ac compressor and discharging
the system of refrigerant. or if i even have to do that at all (crossing fingers that i hope i dont have to)as for now, i cannot also find a tutorial or diagram on alldata, so it is
frustrating for me at the moment. i thank everyone in advance for looking at this, any ideas and suggestions are appreciated. thanks
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Tensioner bolt locations
There are 5 bolts. You need to remove the A/C compressor to get back there. You'll be working around the crank sensor harness as well - don't break it!
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ThaNk so much CARspec
Do you completely remove the compressor?
How many bolts for compressor removal?
As far as relieving pressure, is that easy?
I have easy access to everything since I removed the cover under the car
Do you completely remove the compressor?
How many bolts for compressor removal?
As far as relieving pressure, is that easy?
I have easy access to everything since I removed the cover under the car
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Pay a shop to discharge and recharge your R-134a instead of just venting it. The ozone thanks you ahead of time.
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Thanks guys for the advice. It is a 130K mile car which is still going strong. I appreciate it so much
im going to try tomorrow. im surprised that there isnt a diy on here, out of all the great things
we have on the website. maybe i should cook up a diy on this for other IS owners
im going to try tomorrow. im surprised that there isnt a diy on here, out of all the great things
we have on the website. maybe i should cook up a diy on this for other IS owners
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You can just move the compressor to the side and sneek the bolts out? Why you replacing it? You most likely have a bad alternator clutch pulley. It looks like a bad tensioner since you will hear noise and tensioner rocking back and forth. If you pull the cover off the alternator pulley, you will see rust. The pulley is not a diy since you need a special dealer tool. Might want to compare prices of a reman oem alternator versus pulley replacement at dealer.
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i suspected it was the tensioner since it would chirp at idle, and plus i already bought it and cannot return the tensioner assembly. for now i took off the old tensioner pulley and replaced with the new one, so the chirp at idle went away. but when i turn off the car, i hear a chirp as the engine shuts off. i was thinking the mechanism inside the tensioner assembly would be the cause of the noise.
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no sir i havent had time to replace the assembly yet? i just bought a set of o rings so i can discharge
the ac system and proceed with the removal of the compressor to access the tensioner. then if i do
that, i can finally tell whether its something else. eitherway, i dont think its been replaced since it is
already at 130k Miles.what do people do when they know its the alternator clutch assembly//pulley?
does that mean take it to the stealership? of course my IS is already out of warranty
the ac system and proceed with the removal of the compressor to access the tensioner. then if i do
that, i can finally tell whether its something else. eitherway, i dont think its been replaced since it is
already at 130k Miles.what do people do when they know its the alternator clutch assembly//pulley?
does that mean take it to the stealership? of course my IS is already out of warranty