S10 2.8 liter tensioner help needed

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

renorick@gmail.com - 20 Feb 2005 21:11 GMT

I have an 88 s10 with a 2.8 liter and have the heads replaced but now I have
to strip the backets off the old heads and switch them onto the new heads.
Here is the problem, the tensioner pully is mounted on the air pump bracket
but over top of a bolt which releases the bracket off the head. How does it
come off? The tensioner has a torx head bolt through the center of it, does
this release it off the air pump bracket or will the spring sproing if I do
it?

Reply to this Message

BadBow99S10 - 22 Feb 2005 17:57 GMT

"renorick" wrote:

>I have an 88 s10 with a 2.8 liter and have the heads replaced but now
>I have
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>I do
>it?

I would not recommend trying to disassemble any tensioners. Not a
good idea. It?s been years since I worked on an S10 that old. But, you
shouldn?t have to remove the tensioner to remove any bracket bolts. If
I remember correctly. Have you tried using a tensioner tool or a
ratchet with a torx bit and cheater bar to turn the tensioner to a
point where you can get to the bolt? Just a thought. Is the bolt going
to hit on the tensioner when you turn the bolt? If so, can you get at
it with an open-ended wrench? If so, get the other bolts out, then
just turn the bolt and pull the mount off at the same time. Just
another thought. I don?t know I can?t remember having any problems
removing any brackets on my S10 blazer.

Reply to this Message

Whitelightning - 24 Feb 2005 01:30 GMT

> "renorick" wrote:
> >I have an 88 s10 with a 2.8 liter and have the heads replaced but now
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> >I do
> >it?

Yes and no. If the tensioner is not broke you can remove the center torx (I
believe t-45)
and the assembly will come off. If the tensioner is shot it will come apart
when you remove the center bolt.
Whitelightning

Reply to this Message