'98 V70 Serpentine Belt Tensioner Rattle

[erikv11]

lol to this thread degenerating into the endless rehash of serp tensioner tools

[abscate]

The pictures help me because they stay in memory. The next time I’m facing a -1998 SERP belt I will remember that neat adapter trick, whereas the text will be forgotten.

[Cookeh]

If you have a spare wheel nut and a rotary tool then you can make a free tensioner adaptor in 5 mins. Lop the threads off and grind two opposing corners off. Use a long 19mm spanner for leverage. Job jobbed.

[bmdubya1198]

What I always do to release -'98 tensioners is use my 1/2" to 3/4" adapter with a 19mm wrench on the 3/4" portion. The key is to only seat it far enough into the tensioner to engage it, and leave space to grab onto it with the wrench.
A 19mm crowfoot could do the job of checking torque if clearance allows.

Yep, that's the one!