Installed this morning and it was easy as pie.
Here is the tensioner that came off my truck.
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here is the back of both tensioners. New one is on the left. I had a closed spring type.
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Part number of the new piece.
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Bolted right in place of the old one. You do have to remove the idler pulley for access.
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Here is the spot the shock mounts. I had to source a couple bolts out of my pile as the tensioner did not come with any. My also compared my ac compressor bracket to my other one. On my truck I had holes, on my parts motor, I did not. Seemed identical otherwise. I feel you could drill the holes if you do not have them.
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Here is the bracket in place. It was easier to install the belt first, then bolt down the shock.
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All completed. And my belt does flop around less. My old tensioner was somewhat frozen up, even though I removed it and lubed it about a year ago.
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