Need to borrow Timing Belt Tensioner Tool

[rrussell]

If anyone has one I can borrow I would appreciate it.

[Kolat]

If anyone has one I can borrow I would appreciate it.


why would you need one? don't need it to do a timing belt :-p

T

[rrussell]

If anyone has one I can borrow I would appreciate it.


why would you need one? don't need it to do a timing belt :-p

T



You don't? I'm just going by what the shop manual says?

So how do you do it without. Remember I'm new to the DSM's

[rrussell]

Or wait, I guess you could just pull the auto-tensioner and put it in a vise install the pin to hold in place then put it back on the engine and pull the pin right?

[twotons]

yep very easy, i have one a few,lol. i have a killer manual for you if you need to use it.

[rrussell]

yep very easy, i have one a few,lol. i have a killer manual for you if you need to use it.


Cool!!!

I will call ya this week sometime, thanks Brian!!!

[Kolat]

if your not replacing the belt and just pulling it you can do it this way.

slide the belt off, un-do both the bolts that hold the hydraulid tensioner into place, then when you put it back on thread the bottom bolt about 3/4 of the way in and then use a screwdriver to pry the pulley holder that the tensioner pushes against so that you can move the tensioner into place and put the second bolt in.

alternatively with a new belt, adjust the pulley so that there's about 1/8th of gap between the assembly and the tensioner rod when it's compressed, then pull the pin and check the tension, if it's too high then just pull it off, throw it on a press and put the pin back in and make a little more gap, I've compressed the tensioner with a drill press before, just takes a little bit of time since it's hydraulic :-)

T

[rrussell]

if your not replacing the belt and just pulling it you can do it this way.

slide the belt off, un-do both the bolts that hold the hydraulid tensioner into place, then when you put it back on thread the bottom bolt about 3/4 of the way in and then use a screwdriver to pry the pulley holder that the tensioner pushes against so that you can move the tensioner into place and put the second bolt in.

alternatively with a new belt, adjust the pulley so that there's about 1/8th of gap between the assembly and the tensioner rod when it's compressed, then pull the pin and check the tension, if it's too high then just pull it off, throw it on a press and put the pin back in and make a little more gap, I've compressed the tensioner with a drill press before, just takes a little bit of time since it's hydraulic :-)

T


I think I will give that a try whats the worst case scenario I have to pull it the rest of the way down and replace the belt.LOL