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Location: los angeles
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carrera tensioner
While disassembling my 3.2 I was not able to compress the tensioner to insert the "grenade pin" before removing the tensioner, so it popped fully open. Does this harm it?
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08-29-2011, 05:58 PM
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That's how you remove them. When you install you'll need the use of a vice to compress and install the pin, slow pressure with the vice to compress.
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08-29-2011, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Raleigh, NC, USA
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No problem.
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08-30-2011, 07:40 AM
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Sometimes you can use water pump pliers to compress the tensioner, before you remove it, just enough to insert the grenade pin. Saves having to put it in a vice.
The "pop" if you just pry the tensioner off is disturbing, but does not seem to hurt anything. At least it has not hurt mine. |
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09-04-2011, 04:31 PM
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