it is left hand thread so if you would normally turn a bold left to loosen it you need to turn this bold right to loosen it.
Usually you relieve tension on the tensioner pulley by pulling it to the left or right.
Loosen the tensioner pulley on your Monte Carlo 3.1 liter engine. Slide the tensioner pulley to the right. The serpentine belt can be removed. Put the new serpentine belt on and slide the tensioner pulley to the left.
You will need to loosen the tensioner pulley. Slide the tensioner pulley to the right and the serpentine belt will become loose. Remove the old serpentine belt and put the new serpentine belt on. Slide the tensioner pulley to the left and tighten it.
The 1989 Toyota Corolla serpentine belt can be tightened or loosen with the tensioner pulley. Pry to the left on the tensioner pulley until the belt is tight. Tighten the tensioner pulley.
You will need to loosen the tensioner pulley. Put the alternator belt on. Push the tensioner pulley to the left until the alternator belt is tight. Tighten down the tensioner pulley.
get a ratchet and a socket that fits the nut on the pulley. turn either left or Right, not sure been a while. one of the two will move the tensioner enough to get the belt off...
Loosen the tensioner pulley. Pushed the tensioner pulley to the left. The serpentine belt will come loose. Remove the belt. Reverse the process to install the new serpentine belt.
if by "loosen" you mean loosening the belt then just put a wrench on the nut in the center of the pulley and turn it to the left. its basically spring loaded.
Remove the alternator wiring harness. Loosen the tensioner pulley. Remove the alternator belt. Remove the alternator retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new alternator.
Tensioner assembly removes with std. thread -- pulley itself is a left handed thread Clockwise to loosen
Begin by loosening the tensioner pulley. Slide the tensioner pulley to the right and the belt will become loose. Remove the old belt and put the new belt on. Tighten the new belt by sliding the tensioner pulley to the left.