Help! Drive Belt Replacement- Hydraulic Tensioner

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Argh.

Lesson relearned last night- when tired and things don't seem to be going well--- go to bed! I managed to break a bolt trying to figure out the tensioner on my '01 X5 3.0. The right up (with photos) shows what appears to be a non-hydraulic tensioner for the drive belt. Mine is hydraulic andI don't see how the dang thing is compressed to allow me to get the belt back on.

Also, anyone have torque specs for the bolts for the tensioners to block and pulleys to tensioners?

Thanks!

Off to the dealership to get replace bolt.

Thanks for any help!!!

[killcrap]

The pulley on the hydaulic tensioner has either a torx bolt t45p or a hex bolt size 8. Turn counter clockwise to put more tension on the tensioner to remove the belt.

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Thanks, KC, but mine is actually just the opposite. Perhaps it is because mine is a manual transmission (3.0, d.o.m. 5/01) but the nut on the pulley for the hydraulic tensioner is definitely turned clockwise to relieve tension.

I got lucky on the broken bolt. After removing the radiator to have room for the drill, I was able to drill it and easily extract it. I actually used a screw extractor, for stripped phillips head screws, as my first attempt and it worked.

[killcrap]

sorrY I ment clock wise