stillen supercharger belt tensioner

Originally Posted by TheTripleC

Yo dudes, just wanted to see if there was anyone out there that's had personal experience with replacing the small supercharger belt. I was driving to work yesterday when it abruptly broke. Turns out it was all cracked, likely from the colder weather etc. Ordered a new belt from Stillen but they weren't the best help giving advice on how to deal with this..

I understand that you have to release tension from the lower idler pulley via the bolt that faces downward. Only there appears to be no way to access it aside from underneath and likely having to remove other stuff. For instance there's a hose and electrical line right next to it that have next to no slack. It also looks like getting a socket might not work because there's a piece of a metal tab or something right under it as well..

I'd have an easier time describing this if I could see a damn thing down there it's so crowded and at the worst angle to get light on it. It's like the person who designed it was super into riddles or some ****. Why the f---k can't it be set up in such a manner where it can be easily accessed from above??

Anyways, any advice would be greatly appreciated!