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Tensioner pulley adjustment!

6K views 5 replies 4 participants last post by  MoistCabbage  
#1 ·
So i'm about to bypass my seized up a/c compressor with a 74.5 inch belt(correct me if i'm wrong). My next question is how do I get the belt off. Do I adjust the tension of the belt from the tensioner on the top of the engine bay, or from the tensioner above the a/c compressor. Secondly, how do I adjust the tension on the belt from the correct tensioner pulley?
Thanks in advance.
 
#5 ·
Ok that was just like on my moms old buick. I really like the GM tensioner system. So much easier having a spring rather than having 8 million little bolts you had to adjust like on my old DSM.
With that being said I do have one more question. As I forgot to post yet again, it's a 1994 sls, and the belt routing looks a little different than the diagram maeng posted. I have another tensioner/idler pulley on top of the engine between the power steering pump and the alternator as in the following diagram.
http://serpentinebeltdiagrams.com/1990-1998-cadillac-seville-4-6l/

So just to make double sure. The pulley that I adjust the tension with is the one below the power steering pump, and not the one on top of the engine?
 
#6 ·
Your routing should look like the diagram posted above. It is a '94 with a Northstar, and not a '93 with a 4.9, right? You won't be able to move the wrong pulley, as there is only one tensioner arm, and therefore only one place to insert the 1/2 lug of a ratchet or breaker bar. And remember, you're not "adjusting" the tension, you're just releasing it to allow for removal of the belt.