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Old 02-07-2007, 06:18 PM
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It's kind of tricky, although the people who wrote the manual didn't seem to think so. I used a hooked piece of very strong wire with only about 1/16" 90 degree bend at the end to hook the far end of the hollow cylindrical bearing and pull it. You need to wiggle the tensioner arm itself while doing this.

Putting it in is also a little tricky; I used a drill bit of very slightly smaller diameter to guide it in, also while wiggling the tensioner arm.
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