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Old 11-14-2010, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by compu_85 View Post
I've had the tensioner out of my car a couple of times. After filling it with oil outside the motor I simply screwed it into the block slowly. Did not have any issues.

-Jason

there's rally nothing special about the installation.

its a hydraulic ram that pushes on a fulcrum... it either provides pressure, or does not.

the one thing I was concerned about was the side to side movement of the rail that it pushes on. If it is worn enough to mis-align with the tensioner pin, the chain could be hanging off of it.

If you dont see anything wrong by looking down into the cavity with the tensioner in, you're probably OK.
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