Serpentine belt installation issue

2006 HONDA ODYSSEY
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CHRISTOPHER TRAYWICK
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Putting the serpentine belt on and the bolt on the tensioner pulley is rounded off.What can I do?
Feb 12, 2021 at 6:02 PM
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KASEKENNY
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You don't have many options other then to try and hammer a smaller socket onto the bolt or replace the tensioner. I would not try and fix this but I would replace the bolt or the entire tensioner.

If you are going to replace it then use a set of vice grips on the bolt and that will grab into the metal and you should be able to extract the bolt.

I attached the process for all this below. Let us know if you have other questions.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/serpentine-belt-tensioner-replacement
Feb 12, 2021 at 7:27 PM