PS tensioner bolt access - what a bitch

[David Pertuz]

Matt, Ray, George, Jon, Jez, thanks.

George, my problem wasn't getting anything loose, it was just access to the
tensioner bolt.

One of the tools I did not have access to last night was an air ratchet -
all the techs had long gone home (this was at 11:30 last night) so all
their tools were locked up, and the Engineering tool cart didn't have any
air tools, so I had only the 1/2" drive impact and big swivel socket and
extension (for the big bolt at the bottom of the PS hose) that one tech had
left out for me. The only thing I could g et on there easily without hitting
something else like a PS or brake line was a ratcheting box-end wrench,
but there wasn't enough room for it to ratchet before hitting something
(this was SK stuff too, not cheapy.)

Jez, do you do all of this from underneath the car? I was trying to get at
it from up top, as it looked like you would barely be able to see it from
underneath. I was rather tired by that point and did not raise the car up
again to see if I could get at the adjuster bolt from underneath. I will
try again after work one day next week.

1/4" air ratchet sounds like a ticket. It would all be so easy on a car
with no AC!!

	David

	>I've done this before on my SE-R while installing the electric water pump on
	>it and removing PS pump. Here is how I do it.