Well, it's done.

Complete disassembly again. I was able to run the tap in without drilling the hole with a 31/64" drill as recommended on the helicoil package. Lining up the tap wasn't especially difficult, but did have to take it slow at first, checking to make sure I was going straight in. Once the threads were cut, I was able to screw in the helicoil and snap off the little tab.

The rest is history (as they say, [whoever "they" is]), because from that point it was all reassembly.

By the way, I'm not sure what some are using for a special tool to hold the fan pulley, but I found that a slightly bent "L" allen wrench worked just fine to hold the pulley. I did have difficulty holding the water pump pulley, however. There's just no easy way to hold it. Maybe if I had an oil filter strap wrench, it might have been easier.

All in all, a belt tensioner gets easier each time I do one. This makes the third time for me (different cars) and it may not be the last.

I hope the information I provided will help someone else in a same or similar situation.

Michael B.

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