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tensioner mounting bolt torque spec?


87Ranger4wd

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I just finally narrowed down my crazy squealing on my 99' ranger xlt. Turns out my tensioner was shot, got a new one and now its not squealing at all. I don't have a chilton/haynes manual, does anyone know the proper torque spec for the 8mm mounting bolt? I don't want to have over tighten it or left it too loose.

Thanks guys and thanks to everyone who posted the valuable info on the belt squealing.
 


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I don't know the torque spec, but the tensioner bolt has a small head and a lot of threads so it's unlikely that you're going to strip it. Snug it down reasonably tight and then after you've driven your truck for a day or two check the bolt for tightness and you should be good to go.
 

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thanks, i snugged it up then i gave it about 1/6-1/3 of a turn past that and its been fine for a few days now
 

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thanks, i snugged it up then i gave it about 1/6-1/3 of a turn past that and its been fine for a few days now
Haynes lists the drivebelt tensioner bolt as follows:
3.0L engines 17 to 23 ft lbs
2.3L and 4.0L 30 to 40 ft lbs
 

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