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Originally Posted by neanderthal
the tensioner wouldnt budge. i had to break out the credit card and buy a new one and a tensioner rod nut thingamajig.
i really do appreciate your help. really, i cant say that enough.
im slappin it together right now and trying to figure out the marks that are supposed to align with the planets when the moon is blue and pluto is resplendent over mars. or some crazy talk like that.
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When you install it, put the pointer at the left line with the tightening bolt still a bit loose. Adjust the tensioning nut until the pointer is between the two center lines.
One trick that got me a few more miles (while the rubber part was still good) was to remove the tensioner, adjusting nut plate, and spacer that is on the shaft. You will probably find that the aluminum shaft flats are worn from the adjusting nut plate flats. Flip the plate over, and swap its position with the space, so that it now rides on an unworn section of the shaft, and is pushing with the opposite flat sides of the adjusting nut plate. If it's wear there, that will get you a few more miles.
That said, my last one was a case of sheared rubber inside the tensioner. Pushing the idler 30 degrees with the shaft held in a vice showed that it would not come back to its original position.
Gerry