The only thing on the back of the bracket is the other side of that torx
head bolt coming through from the front. This thing is nothing like the
5.9L in my R/T. I have the head off of the block, so I can see in there
pretty good (but I could't get a wrench in there if I had to). The bracket
is a cast alluminum piece that also holds the A/C compressor. The
compressor is off also. I don't know what this motor came out of, but the
date on the block is 25-10-94. It's definately a 360. Any other ideas? I'm
about to just take the torx bolt out and hope it doesn't fly off.
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> From: Patrick and Kelly Engram <shetland@erols.com>
> To: DML <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Subject: DML: removing tensioner
> Date: Sunday, January 10, 1999 10:21 AM
>
> " The only thing that I can see that's holding the tensioner on is a
> torx head bolt in the middle of the assembly. Around this bolt it says
> "do
> not dis-assemble". It looks like that if I take out this bolt, the whole
>
> assembly will come apart (including the spring, which is pretty tight).
> How
> the hell do I get this damn thing off? Do I just un bolt it, and hope I
> don't catch a spring to my cranium? Dose anybody need a 5.9L bottom end
> (complete with wiring harness)? Thanks for any help. "
>
> - Glenn,
> There is a stud sticking out of the back of the tensioner assembly
> that goes through
> the bracket and is held in place by a nut threaded onto the stud.
> Remove this nut from
> the stud and the tensioner will come off. The do not disassemble label
> is to keep people
> from trying to actually take the spring loaded tensioner assembly apart.
>
> Patrick
>
>
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