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I just put the alternator belt on my 02 Lancer and was smart enough to get the tightening sequence wrong and broke the long tensioner bolt... I was lucky to get it tight first but how do I find that bolt.

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To work on the alternator belt first, take off the negative battery cable so you do not blow an expensive fuse on the positive battery cable clamp or a block fuse under the hood . Facing the back of the car , reach UNDER the alternator and loosen the bolt on the bottom right side, now loosen the bolt on the adjuster block on top, you can now turn the adjuster bolt and move the alternator to change the belt. Mitsubishi has used the same bolt on almost every alternator since day one. It should be available at any salvage yard with a Mitsubishi car from 1979 on and is probably in stock at any Mitsubishi dealer for just a couple of dollars.

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