Hello, we now have three new slide rails and 1 new tensioner rail and lining. I have reinstalled the old tensioner loosely. I am ready to roll in a new iwis timing chain.

I was wondering if the new chain could be rolled in with the old tensioner in place or does the tensioner have to come out? I do have a new Febi Tensioner in a the bag of oil they shipped it in along with a quality assurance claimer. I was going to put that in after the new timing chain is rolled in....but will put it in now before the new timing chain goes in if that is better.

I had one of the pins on the drivers side very stuck as well....but it finally let go and came out.....but not before breaking off a bolt inside the pin, luckily it just threaded back out. I think the bolt I used to draw the pin out was too long and that is why it broke. I used a spare pin from the parts motor. (top inside guide pin). I put a small dab of silicone around the heads of the pins before completely driving them in.

I found the outer guide to be broken just below the boss that the pin slides through. The broken piece was just sitting on the chain....ready to jam things up at any moment. It was far enough down that I had to use 14 inch tweezers to get it out. I am very lucky to have done this when we did. I think we probably saved this motor.