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2000 Pontiac Bonneville belt tensioner

Tiny
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  • 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
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By chance is the tensioner a left hand thread on the pully? I broke a tool, so I don't know if it a left hand thread or just really frozen.
Thursday, November 26th, 2009 AT 5:15 PM

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Tiny
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Standard thread.
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 AT 8:15 AM
Tiny
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The thread on my car, which I am the one who asked the question. Is indeed a left hand thread. You screw it in counterclockwise, which allows you to put a wrench on the bolt to move the tensioner back to install the belt. Thanks guys but you were wrong in this case. I had to find out the hardway and remove the whole assy. And put it in a vice. Then tried it both ways. Viola! Not lefty loosey, righty tighty.
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 AT 10:25 AM

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