H6 Outback Acc Belt change

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:44 am

The belt let go in spectacular fashion yesterday afternoon leaving me powersteeringless(yikes that steering is heavy) and A/C less (is it getting hot in here?) and of course alternator less!

Sooo, after visiting every parts shop in town I secured a new belt.... Just pulled the myriad of covers off the engine and have discovered that the H6 doesn't actually have a manual tensioner - there's a freakin auto jobby in there... Just my luck

Anyone know the procedure for resetting the tension on it?

FROG · Post by **FROG** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:13 pm

self tensioning just "throw" the belt on pull the tensioner and the spring will do the rest

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:32 pm

sorted, socket on the tensiner nut with breaker bar pull it down line up belt, let go...

Had to download a service manual to get the belt routing though - the owners manual doesn't list the H6 routing!

FROG · Post by **FROG** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:36 pm

draw a pic for future reference