Thread: '04 Belt Tensioner Install - Parts Question

you can change the pulley on the tensioner, thats it. if the spring arm is worn out, you change the whole alt bracket. its the same for the sc cars too. that other tensioner you see is for the sc belt.

dont forget to buy new coolant elbows for when you replace the alt bracket.

Make sure you also get new o-rings for the hoses that go to the heater core, they aren't the same as the elbow o-rings. On rock auto they're listed as heater core seals from what I remember, it's very misleading.

if you take a close look at the tensioner, theres marks on it, its a belt good/bad indicator, also if its bouncing around at idle good chance its dead.

as you found out already im sure, they are not all that cheap, so make sure its bad before swapping it. if its just the pulley on it, those are like 20 bucks.

this will tell you if the belt is bad too.