Thanks, I have replaced one before and remeber it is not fun and didnt remember if the bolt could be removed.
HYPOTHETICALLY...if a guy wanted to just get the belt tight, could you just replace the bolt assembly and leave a bad tensioner in place. WOuld the belt go tight and the car be safe to drive? I know the work time is the same, but the tensioner is anouther $100. Hypothetically speaking, would it work?

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Christopher Henkel
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1986 190E-16v - Blauswartze
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