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      Serpentine belt tensioner pulley removal HELP!

      The serpentine belt on my girlfriend's 2004 Aveo has gotten extremely loose because the serpentine belt tensioner pulley is going bad. I bought a new pulley mechanism from O'reilly's but for the life of me, I can't get the two bolts out to remove the old pulley mechanism. Does anyone have any advice?

      Its flopping around pretty bad I don't want her driving around with it how it is. HELP PLEASE!!!



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      Try to get more leverage and turn the bolts real easy. I can't look right now to see the clearance you are working with, but if you can extend the handle of your wrench or ratchet that should help a lot. Find a pipe that fits over the handle of a ratchet is a great way to add leverage.

      Good luck.
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      thanks, but its really not a matter of leverage, its really that the bolts are located behind the AC pulley and they're just tough to get to. Not to mention the fact that its COLD!!

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      the compressor bolts need to be removed and the compressor will have to be moved out of the way, its not hard just a pain in the butt due to access for the bolts

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      Guess they can't all be on top.




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