I was replacing a belt that sheared off on my 98 and was going to loosen the tensioner bolt (not the adjustment one) and its rounded off. Its right next to the frame so I cant get a socket on it, only a wrench.

All I can think to do is get a file on it and make some new sides??? any other thoughts????

 

loosen the adjustment screw on top completly and push thenpulley all the way, than take off the 2 12mm bolts at the bottom and the one 12mm bolt at the top, once you do this the entire pulley assembly comes off from the engine block, once you have it off from the engine you can try filing the bolt of see if a socket will fit on it,

 

i cant, the belt sheared off so I never loosened the tensioner in the first place. I can looses the adjustment screw all I want but the pulley wont budge up or down to get to the bracket bolts

 

you can tap it with a hammer and it will move slightly, just tap it continously it will move i have done this several time for ppl who rounded their bolts before, rather than an open wrench an 14mm gear wrench worjs better in areas like this

 

been beating on it for a half hour and it hasnt budged

 

you should try the gear wrench its a ratcheting wrench,

 

well neither works on a round bolt head silly

 

I was just at the pull-a-part today and there was a belt tensioner sitting in the engine bay I could have grabbed for ya. I know you dont want to hear that lol but helluva coincidence

 

Vise grips.

 

haha

Some times using a 12 point wrench might be helpful rather than a 6 point, you must have rounded it off real bad,

 

 

go to auto zone and tell them you need a bolt extractor to rent. remove the pully and remove the nut on a bench, table whatever you have then toss it over your shoulder and replace it