Pelican Parts Forums - What can I use instead of P214c tool

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Originally Posted by prschmn (Post 9791258)

Attention to detail is wise but-----
Keep in mind that the spring #6 eventually pushes the #7 down no matter
how it's installed initially.
The gap between them is really just an oil resivior -sp? that's needed for shipping .
Other than adding a bit of lateral support it does nothing to tension the chain..

Mark, please explain what you've posted here.
How will the #6 spring eventually push down the #7 aluminum piston? So that it bottoms in the tensioner housing, by design? What do you mean by "eventually"- years?
The aluminum piston has no passage for oil to exit the reservoir by design. Are you saying that the tensioner cannot maintain its oil capacity for very long?
Some minute seepage may occur through the O-rings over time, but not by design. That is one of the reasons for a reservoir.

Here is the same 930 tensioner diagram from page 1:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1509166628.jpg