stupid belt tensioner
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stupid belt tensioner
so im replacing my waterpump still and i got everything off to get the timing belt cover off but still theres this belt tensioner that is blocking it on..
now its a 14mm i beleive but i think whoever owned it before me stripped the nut that holds on the pully so i cant get it off....
i was thinking of just using those sockets (gator grip i believe they called) that just rip into stipped bolts/nuts and pull em off but at the expense of destroying the nut. so to my question
will any old nut that fits on there be okay to use as a replacement or will i have to get it from honda lol
grrr this is taking much longer to do then i thuoght
any help would be amazing
now its a 14mm i beleive but i think whoever owned it before me stripped the nut that holds on the pully so i cant get it off....
i was thinking of just using those sockets (gator grip i believe they called) that just rip into stipped bolts/nuts and pull em off but at the expense of destroying the nut. so to my question
will any old nut that fits on there be okay to use as a replacement or will i have to get it from honda lol
grrr this is taking much longer to do then i thuoght
any help would be amazing
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Re: stupid belt tensioner
If it is the one for the ac belt then you should get one from honda then have a large flare on the back to keep them from crushing the bearring
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i'd go to the hardware store and match one up and buy it
getting it from the dealer won't help much because they most likely won't have it on hand.
getting it from the dealer won't help much because they most likely won't have it on hand.
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Re: stupid belt tensioner
i'd get an omg one from the dealer. I'm very strict when it comes to engine bolts man.
http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...t&ListAll=Part
http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/...t&ListAll=Part
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Re: stupid belt tensioner
yeah its the nut that holds on the pully and its stripped to hell and up agnst the wheel well so i cant even get the gator grip socket in there
im thinking about just latching on some vise grips and hopeing that they dont strip it even more cuz this @$*%ing "easy job" has been quite lame
and this is the last thing thats stopping me from replacing a stupid $30 part....
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yeah its the nut that holds on the pully and its stripped to hell and up agnst the wheel well so i cant even get the gator grip socket in there
im thinking about just latching on some vise grips and hopeing that they dont strip it even more cuz this @$*%ing "easy job" has been quite lame
and this is the last thing thats stopping me from replacing a stupid $30 part....
im thinking about just latching on some vise grips and hopeing that they dont strip it even more cuz this @$*%ing "easy job" has been quite lame
and this is the last thing thats stopping me from replacing a stupid $30 part....
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Re: stupid belt tensioner
yeah i finnally got off #23 bolts and got the timing cover off and got out the water pump.. so much play in the shaft
so atleast i know for sure that was the problem but 23 bolts were stripped so bad i had to wrench one off with a pair of vise grips
oh well time to put her back in and get the eg runnin again
so atleast i know for sure that was the problem but 23 bolts were stripped so bad i had to wrench one off with a pair of vise grips
oh well time to put her back in and get the eg runnin again
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