Tensioner on 3.8L 1994 Mustang

Ok guys, My serp belt shredded.  No big deal, just replace it right?  Well, that's where things went bad...

When I lifted on the tensioner, the metal snapped and broke in half, so now I have to replace the tensioner.

I tried to remove the torx bolt holding the tensioner on, and it's head is completely stripped out!

So now, how do I get the bracket holding the tensioner off the car so I can drill out the torx bolt?  

Or do any of you have any better idea's to get the tensioner off the car so I can replace it?


Thanks,
Lance.  

Ok, I managed it on my own.  Figured I'd post it here to help anyone in the future who runs into this problem...

I ended up removing the entire A/C bracket, which contains the tensioner.  Then I used my angle grinder with a cutoff blade to slice through the top half of the tensioner, bolt and all.  

After that, I was able to pull the tensioner off of the bracket leaving the stub of the bolt still in the bracket.  

I locked a pair of channel locks onto the bolt stub and easily removed it.

When I installed the new tensioner assembly, I used a bit of anti-seize on the new bolt so it wouldn't weld itself to the aluminum bracket.  I also used a standard hex cap bolt instead of a torx, that'll make it MUCH easier to remove if I ever have to do this again.

Lance.  

Bravo!!!