Does anyone know if I'm going to need a special tool to remove the tensioner pulley? I have a 96 with a stock 351 motor.

 

nope no special tools needed. just a 15 or 16 wrench to get the belt off and to take the pulley off if you can get just a pulley. i dont remember whether or not its reverse thread though. if your replacing the whole tensioner then you'd need a, i believe t45 or 50 torx socket.

 

I could be mistaken its been awhile since I did the one on my 93 5.8 But it seems to me they were held on with torx bolts

 

i'm pretty sure they are too.