Removing belt tensioner

[p575]

Last weekend my serpentine belt tensioner let go, throwing the belt off in the process. It looks as though the guts of the tensioner have broken, but its still on the truck. I think I need to take off the large bracket that holds the power steering pump to access whatever holds the tensioner on. I have found 3 bolts for this bracket, and removed 2 of them. The third, is located behind the idler pulley (I think thats what it is, its the pulley below the tensioner that doesn't run anything. I can't get a ratchet and socket onto it due to clearance issues, and a wrench doesn't have room to turn once its on the head of the bolt.
Any suggestions/ideas?

Thanks in advance.

 

[biggin92]

You don't have to remove the bracket, take the idler pulley off with a torx bit then use a 13mm socket to remove the tensioner.

 

[p575]

Thanks, I had no idea the tensioner came off that easy...should have had this project done days ago knowing this...Now that I got a shiny new one on, the belt I got from auto-zone isn't fitting, it is routed correctly, but seems to be an inch or so short of going around everything.

Did I put the tensioner on wrong, or did the computer give me the wrong belt? The part # is 1115K6, which I assume means 115 inches...

 

[biggin92]

Not sure about yours but I got the wrong belt twice before I went to the part store and picked out my own belt.the 111 inch belts they kept trying to give me where too short so I wound up with a 113 inch belt but a good rule of thumb is to take your old belt in or get the number off of it so you get the correct fitting belt.
Which tensioner did yours take the exposed spring the enclosed spring or the shock type?

 

[p575]

Not sure about yours but I got the wrong belt twice before I went to the part store and picked out my own belt.the 111 inch belts they kept trying to give me where too short so I wound up with a 113 inch belt but a good rule of thumb is to take your old belt in or get the number off of it so you get the correct fitting belt.
Which tensioner did yours take the exposed spring the enclosed spring or the shock type?

Just got off the phone with them, I have the 111 inch and its just shy, there parts catalog is showing that the 113 is for the ambulance package, I don't have that, but I think thats the belt I need. Of course, its not in stock. Cant look at the old one, that thing probably has had the numbers rubbed off of it for 5 years, and its shredded beyond recognition from wrapping around the crankshaft...

It took the enclosed spring tensioner, of course, the priciest one at NAPA...

 

[biggin92]

Mine takes the enclosed spring aswell and the only place to get it is napa at $100 , and yes you need the 113 inch belt even though you don't have the ambulance package.