Belt tensioner mounting bolt / stud for 2.4

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I was replacing the belt tensioner on my 2003 TJ with the 2.4L engine and the mounting stud/bolt snapped. I have not been able to find a part number or replacement anywhere online. Can anyone please provide a part number or suggestions where to get a replacement. Without the bolt I cant install the new tensioner , without the tensioner I can install the belt, and without the belt I am dead in the water here. Photos attached of the hole where the stud/bolt screwed into. Thanks.
Bryan.

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Did you end up finding one? I am having the same problem
Nope, never did find just the part I needed. I ended up finding a spare bolt I had laying around that just fit in its place.
 
Sorry to dig up old thread... I just put a new tensioner on.. Why do they use a stud like that which doesn't seat inside the engine? It was a little weird to partly thread it into the block, then nut on the tensioner. It seems fine but was just curious why they do that.

Ps- is that bolt tightened to 105in/lbs for a 2.4l? I saw the link here with specs, but it doesn't list it afaik (just the bolts on the tensioner itself, not connecting to block). https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/jeep-wrangler-tj-torque-specs-1997-2006.16906/
 
Nope, never did find just the part I needed. I ended up finding a spare bolt I had laying around that just fit in its place.

I know it’s been a while, but wondering how you used a bolt because the threaded piece that goes into the engine block is bigger than the hole in the tensioner. The original part is tapered where the tensioner slides on. Still haven’t found a part number.