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Re: Idler & Tensioner Pulley Change Posted by Ari [Email]  (#2847) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Ari) on Tue, 15 Mar 2005 05:48:28
In Reply to: Idler & Tensioner Pulley Change, Pierre, Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:59:41 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I'm sure it was my post you were referring to-
About half the time, I don't need the retaining tool. I use the breaker bar to take the belt off (really, much easier than it sounds), and then use it to loosen the tensioner pulley bolt. If the bolt comes pretty easily, then it's fine. If I feel that I have to really wail on it, then I slip the home-made Quasi tool on. I had built the tool a few years back, because most instructions say to keep the tensioner compressed while you replace things. I was always a little nervous about working around the compressed tensioner, so I usually just compress it enough to get the belt off, then let it expand. And then compress it again to get the belt on.
The tensioner shock isn't that delicate - you really have to wail on the breaker bar to separate it (don't ask how I know). A lot depends on your time. I like getting in and out, so I would make up the tool first. It's not hard - just a piece of steel and some bolts you can pick up at Home Despot. Cut it with a hacksaw and drill some holes. Not high tech. The C-clamp approach would be the same - when you look at the tensioner, you'll see two 'ears' - hemispherical cut-outs, where the tool would go. Just get a nice honking C-clamp (my guess is a 6 incher), put it on those ears, which are right above and below the tensioner shock, and crank it down.
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