# 94 villager - A/C Compressor drive belt idler pulley tensioner bolt **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mercury, villager\ **Created:** [August 1, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-villager-a-c-compressor-drive-belt-idler-pulley-tensioner-bolt/52810 "2010-08-01T18:15:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![talktalkcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@talktalkcar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/talktalkcar)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-villager-a-c-compressor-drive-belt-idler-pulley-tensioner-bolt/52810/1 "2010-08-01T18:15:56Z")
I’m a little embarassed. I can’t find the A/C Compressor drive belt idler pulley tensioner bolt. I need to replace the belt and need to loosen this bolt, but there is no bolt on the pulley. It is a rounded head in the middle of the pulley. ---
**Author:** ![njineer66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@njineer66](https://community.cartalk.com/u/njineer66)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-villager-a-c-compressor-drive-belt-idler-pulley-tensioner-bolt/52810/2 "2010-08-30T01:24:57Z")
The information in the shop manual is misleading. There is no “nut” or “bolt” to loosen with a standard wrench, but rather, the inside of the pulley is hexagonal and you need an allen key to loosen it. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-villager-a-c-compressor-drive-belt-idler-pulley-tensioner-bolt/52810/3 "2010-08-30T01:40:34Z")
Feel on the front of the pulley for the tensioner and there should be hex bolt. You then need a tool such as this [http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/kdt3414.html](http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/kdt3414.html) to gain access to that hex head to remove the tension from the tensioner. Tester ---
**Author:** ![talktalkcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@talktalkcar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/talktalkcar)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-villager-a-c-compressor-drive-belt-idler-pulley-tensioner-bolt/52810/4 "2010-08-30T01:43:43Z")
Thanks. Appreciate it. ---
**Author:** ![njineer66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@njineer66](https://community.cartalk.com/u/njineer66)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-villager-a-c-compressor-drive-belt-idler-pulley-tensioner-bolt/52810/5 "2010-08-30T17:39:27Z")
This is NOT a spring loaded tensioner. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-villager-a-c-compressor-drive-belt-idler-pulley-tensioner-bolt/52810/6 "2010-08-30T22:15:05Z")
Then if it’s not spring loaded it’s not a tensioner. It’s an idler pulley. Tester ---
**Author:** ![njineer66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@njineer66](https://community.cartalk.com/u/njineer66)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/94-villager-a-c-compressor-drive-belt-idler-pulley-tensioner-bolt/52810/7 "2010-08-31T23:11:47Z")
Call it what you like, but the pulley moves via another bolt. It can be moved in or out to adjust the tension on the belt, hence I would call that a tensioner, but it’s not spring loaded. In any event, the tool you are promoting would not work in this application.