KevinV6
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Hey guys, I don't own a Ranger but I'm helping my friend replace the alternator in his 99 3.0 Ranger. I've run into a snag as, unlike in the Haynes manual, or any other Ranger I've seen on the internet, the belt tensioner in his engine bay (what looks like the tensioner anyway) does not have a square hole where a 3/8" socket would go. It has a T-47 reverse torx bolt which just loosens the entire tensioner assembly, and I've found no way to adjust it so that I can mount the serpentine belt around the alternator pulley.
I don't have the truck near me to go take a photo or check, but is there a way to pivot the idler pulley next to the Alternator to loosen the belt tension? That's what I was thinking about trying next, but I won't get a chance to work on it till tomorrow.
Thanks.
I don't have the truck near me to go take a photo or check, but is there a way to pivot the idler pulley next to the Alternator to loosen the belt tension? That's what I was thinking about trying next, but I won't get a chance to work on it till tomorrow.
Thanks.
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