Belt tensioner is loose and stripped the bolt over tighten it

[89-W-Body-Regal]

UPDATE ON THE DRIVE BELT TENSIONER: I will never buy those heli- coil pack again. It made things worse. The shop had to remove the entire timing chain cover and repair the stripped thread off the car. It cost me a little over a grand to repair because they had to remove accessories ect plus one of the pulleys was bad.

[GabsOlds]

Whoa! That was expensive! 

Thanks for the update. 

[Imp558]

Would have been further ahead to replace the cover yourself with a wrecking yard piece.

I redid the top end of an L67 last year, bought a floor press and parts for the sc snout, had the heads professionally done, bought a torque angle gauge and did new gaskets and seals for under $1000.

 

[89-W-Body-Regal]

Could have but, it would have been time consuming. I just wanted to get her done and back on the road. It’s been sitting for 5 months at the time and I didn’t really have the right tools to work on it myself.

Edited August 19, 2018 by 89-W-Body-Regal