Date: 27 Feb 2005 05:01:39 -0800 From: "yaofengchennospaml.com" <yaofengchennospaml.com> Subject: Re: Saab 9000 Belt Tensioner Restraining Tool
You don't need the tool. The easiest way to loosen the belt is to use a 18" long, 1/2" drive breaker bar and a 19mm socket. Stand in front of the car with hood open on the passenger side. Slip the breaker bar with the socket between the coolant reservoir and the engine to grab on the nut on the tensioner bracket. Push towar the car to compresse the tension and loosen the belt. Your passenger side front wheel should have already been raised and removed. So is the plastic liner for the wheel.