1992 Civic VX Idler Pulley

Hello people,

I’ve been watching etcg videos for years and just now decided to check out the forum. It looks like a great environment.

I have what should be a fairly simple repair. The idler pulley needs to be replaced.

I’ve done a similar job once before, on a Dodge Dakota. It took less than five minutes. However, on that truck, you could simply put a wrench on the tensioner to loosen the belt. My understanding is that my Civic doesn’t quite work like that. So my question is, do I need a special tool to get the belt off? I don’t want to damage the belt by prying it off with a screwdriver. I couldn’t find a video of this job, which surprised me, given Eric’s history with Hondas. I apologize in advance if there is already a video that I missed.

Thanks!