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Ok great. It was tough to reach that other hex stud, so I could've been mistaken about it's size. I'll give this another go tomorrow, thanks.

Syonyk, I'm hoping you won't mind helping me get a bit further here. Right now, what I'm looking at under the hood is this: The small bolt is 12mm, and the large is 17mm, together it looks like they make up the pivot bolt. I loosened the 12mm and tried to budge the 17mm but it was on their tight. That 17mm would move the whole pulley right, making the belt tighter? Before I take a breaker bar to it, I wanted to make sure it was the right one, because on the other side of the pulley there is also another long hex bolt, and it's 13mm. Are there any other nuts or bolts I'd have to loosen to be able to tighten this belt?

Definitely a reasonable idea. Now, I'm looking into buying 2 belts to replace these. Just for info I'm searching here, http://shop.autopartsfair.com/buy.php?make_text=subaru&model_text=loyale&ml=&year=1994&part_name=v_belt&brand_name=conti&make_code=SU There's a ton of belts listed. Say I wasn't entirely sure what accessories I have or their make, are any of these belts universal to any extent? Or are all belts really this specific? It was pouring all day today so I didn't get a chance to go out to the car. >=| I'm hoping there's a model name printed on the belts.

Russ, thanks for the help. After looking under the hood and seeing that hinge you mentioned, the rest was easy. I'm squeal free now. Tomorrow I'll try tightening the other belt.

Err well, I'm not only new to this car, but cars in general. A couple of friends of mine are crazy about cars and maintain their own. I've been seriously busy with contract work all summer, but this winter I'm going to have a lot of free time to get my hands dirty. They said a relatively easy project would help get me emersed in the subject matter. I'm not sure what accessories I have. I've actually been looking for diagrams that would tell me the names of all the engine parts I'll be working with, like which pulleys are which, and which bolts are which, but haven't found much. I was hoping to find a full walk-through with photos if possible, that could help me work my way through my first repair. I'll be back banging around under the hood all day tomorrow. The car is not my only one, and not my only subaru, but I've chosen this to be the car I'll work on.

I'm learning basic maintenance on my car, a 94 Loyale. Can anyone walk me through tightening my drive belts? The 2 belts are loose and make an ungodly squeal for a few seconds when the car starts up. The pulleys are tight and the belts were replaced along with the timing belt about a year ago. I would appreciate any help or any links that would help, thanks.