hmmmmm anytime there is something to do with the belt or anything the belt wraps around, i get reluctant because i never know what im doing. im afraid of making the problem worse....i mean i just spent about $1300-$1400 for the tensioner, pulley, and whatever else a few months ago and here i am with a broken tensioner rod! how much is that going to cost me? a whole new tensioner assembly??? and even if the part is not expensive, the labor will be.