I tried to use a 14" breaker bar to loosen the tensioner and it appears to be frozen solid. Those should move pretty easily with a breaker bar, correct? I was using almost all my force and nothing. I didn't think those could seize up like that. I even tried some PB Blaster to no avail.
If it is frozen up, I noticed the replacement parts look nothing like the old style. Plastic wheel, no lips on the wheel, etc. Even the included new bolt looks thinner. Do you guys trust these replacement tensioners? Seems like there's not really any repairing of the original?
Old and replacement pics below.
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