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Originally Posted by Obamalamadingdong
The center bolt with the 12mm Allen head is press fit into the ID bore of the bearing, that's why the water pump pulley interfers. The whole tensioner moves outward as its center bolt unscrews.
The OP should be careful and make note of any washer/spacer between the tensioner and the timing cover as things are disassembled. different years and models may or may not have the washer/spacer, and it's easy to no see it and lose track of it as you pull stuff out of there.
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Thanks for the confirmation. The 12mm center bolt is a press fit and no way you can remove the tensioner without removing the water pump pulley. When you remove the pulley, you need to drain the radiator and remove the radiator. The list goes on and on. I then butchered up the 4 6mm allen bolts that held the wp pulley in place. It was a ROYAL PAIN in the A$$. Whoever designed it should be held accountable.