Removing Carrera chain Tentioners

flmont · 10-11-2003, 10:07 PM

I WAS under the Impression that the chain tentioners are oil pressure fed,..Now that I am ready to remove them...they don't BUDGE it seems they are still pressurized with out the oil,.are they also spring loaded ???How do you get them Loose,..I thought it would be easier to work the cam nut with them removed...I did'nt see in Waynes book how to remove the tentioners ??? Thanks Frank

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

Hi there. They are spring loaded and oil dampened. Simply pull on them, or use a tiny claw hammer or small prybar, and they should come right out...

-Wayne

aigel · aigel's Garage

They are oil fed so you won't run out of oil. That was the main problem on the old ones. They had oil in them but at some point they leaked.

flmont · 10-12-2003, 07:14 PM

Worked Great,...Thanks But how will I ever get them back in..?????they are very hard to compress.......

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

See the section in the book on compressing them...

-Wayne

flmont · 10-12-2003, 07:22 PM

AHH Ok Thanks

Ned nyna 11 · 10-13-2003, 04:52 PM

Squeeze them in a bench vise and lock them with a nail.
Ned Monaghan

flmont · 10-14-2003, 07:23 AM

Ok Ned Thanks...Those babies have some tention,. for sure....Frank