Trying install drive belt, but the tensioner will not Move

Tiny
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  • 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
  • 6.5L
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 230,000 MILES
Cannot get movement in tensioner to install drive belt, does not seem to follow the common description of a 3/8-inch socket adjustment as is the common answer.
Friday, October 22nd, 2021 AT 11:00 AM

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Tiny
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Hello,

There should be a square hole that you will have to use a 1/2-inch breaker bar and rotate counterclockwise to release the tension on the belt.

Let me know how it turn out.
Thank you.

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Friday, October 22nd, 2021 AT 11:24 AM

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