Review on Gates DriveAlign Automatic Belt Drive Tensioner - Model 38278 by Quinton King

Outstanding quality. Installed flawlessly on 12 CR-Vs. This setup was pretty easy. The coolant reservoir was simply pulled up and tossed aside. There is no need to remove the rod or plastic screen to access the underside of the straps. We loosen the tensioner with a 14 wrench to remove the belt. A pulley was attached to this tensioner with two bolts that had to be removed first. 3 screws hold the tensioner. One bottom left, middle and one bottom right, al 12mm. The lower left had to be removed with a 3/8 ratchet swivel extension. The remaining 2 screws are easily accessible with a nut and ratchet. I replaced the tensioner and used a long screwdriver to align the belt with the bottom pulleys and reattached the belt from the top while loosening the tensioner. No more knocking!