Sounds like it is time for another new tensioner.

 

give it more muscle power, using a long cheater bar will help greatly tho. I use a 3/8 ratchet that slide into my 3 ton floor jack handle.

 

I use this: https://smile.amazon.com/GearWrench-...tine+belt+tool

 

Buy a new tensioner and have it ready to go, and break the old one. Swap in new one.

 

There ya go. Force the old one. Maybe it just needs a little loosening up. If it breaks, it apparently needed replacing anyways

Serpentine belt tensioners are cheap. I think I got one for around $20 from Rockauto about 6 months ago when I replaced mine.

 

Is your tool hitting the frame?

 

 

what bolt are you talking about?

 

 

 

from the top bolt, push toward the back of vehicle. Don't worry about broke or loosen the bolt since its a left handed thread (meaning lefty = Tighten) beside you won't tight because the spring loaded tension around 35-40 ft-lbs anyway.

I starting with my tool at 2 oclock position and push it back to 11 oclock position (if you looking from the passenger side).

 

If you're using a breaker bar, it maybe too thick to clear the frame. I came across this a few weeks ago. I had to use my stanley 3/8" ratchet with some elbow grease to get the belt back on. A cheater bar would have worked too but i don't want to scratch the black off the ratchet handle.

 

 

so you broke the bearing dust cover washer. I just replace my tensioner assembly on the TL-S yesterday.

 

 

I use OEM. I was fortunate enough to get the original one for 120k miles.