bgh

I have never run into this before, has everyone else seen this?
I could move the car without budging the pulley! I was using a
breaker bar and pulling the correct way! 2008 accord v6.

MSchu

it would help if you could properly express a question...

bgh

Sorry. Has anyone ever run into a seized serpentine belt pulley?
I have never ran into one. When this happens since the spring rides
against the bearing should the whole assembly be replaced or can
just the pulley be replaced? Thank you in advance

Lost Again

I'm still confused. Are you trying to replace the belt and having issues with the Hyd tensioner?

Please note, this is not a "spring loaded" tensioner.

bgh

Yes sir. The tensioner will not budge.

BLKFLSH

If you put a 14mm socket on a breaker-bar, and put it on the tensioner pulley bolt, you can't move the tensioner away from the belt? Hard to imagine it locking up like that.

bgh

I know. I have changed dozens of serpentine belts through the years,
this is a first! I weigh 250 pound and put everything I had behind it!

Lost Again

Slow steady pressure is what you need.

Again, these are a Hyd tensioner and are WAY different than a spring loaded one.

With the Hyd tensioner, put about 100 lbs of force on it at a steady rate/pressue. It will slowly release.

Unlike the spring loaded ones, if you try to "jam" the thing all at once, the hyd pressure it is going to win.

Take is slow and easy.......another good song reference

bgh

Thank you for the education. I will try that this weekend.

Lost Again

My pleasure to try to help.

Should have seen me when I first tried to change the serp belt on the wife's Pilot. I tried the "jam that spring loaded tensioner" and lost. After 20 minutes of trying I finally came in and read the service manual........said, ah damn. Five minutes later it was off.