staggs0288 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Drove home today and lost power steering the belt made a loud squeaking noise got home open the hood and notice the serpentine belt is lose. I found a bolt by the alternator that looks like something fell off of it. I attached a picture of this please help. I'm not much of a car mechanic. I have 142,000 miles on it 1998 Subaru legacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 That bolt that your holding is the P/S belt tensioner bolt. Tighten that bolt down until the belt is firm. Then the tighten the little bolt underneath and that will secure the tensioner, so it doesn't come loose. Then you should be ready to go. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggs0288 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 i can not get that small bottom bolt back into the hole on the alternator it seems like it is too short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Did the bolt snap? Look through the hole on the bracket and see if you see the other half. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggs0288 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 how long is this bolt spouse to be this one is about a 1 3/4 but i wonder if it snaped the end of the threads dont look clean it seams like it should be a two inch bolt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggs0288 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 its clean inside the thread housing i think it snapped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Oh wait, that shorter bolt needs to go through the long slot and attach to a nut on the back side. Maybe you're missing the nut on the back? My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggs0288 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 i see no nut the bolt will touch the threads and it wont screw in it seems like it should be longer where can i get a replacement bolt i have an autozone near my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Maybe so then. Hard to tell without seeing the backside. This may help too. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T093fBJ3uI]WRX Belt install - YouTube[/ame] My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subikid90 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I just went out an measured the bolt, it is an M8x1.25 and about 1.75" long -Subikid90 1997 Legacy GT 5spd & EJ251 w/EJ25D heads ~10.5CR 1998 Legacy GT Limited waiting for EJ22T hybrid swap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggs0288 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 i went to autozone and it appears that the threads backed out on the screw. The guy stated i need to tap it out and re thread it with a bigger bolt so i will try that when i can looks like i have to drive my other car lol thanks for you help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggs0288 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Update: the bolt did come out of the screw hole i guess i need to drill the hole bigger and rethread for a bigger bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 You don't need to rethread a bigger bolt necessarily. You can get thread kits that will match your original bolt. You do have to drill the hole out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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