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Auto Tensioner Problems
So I'm doing my timing belts on my 88' 944 turbo. I cannnnnnnot figure out a way to get this timing belt tensioner back in. The spring is too strong. I cannot all at once get that bolt to line up with the spring hat I cannot get it square at the same time to fit onto that dowel. There has got to be some kinda trick to get this thing back on. I've recruited half the neighboorhood and we cannot muscle it on.
How do I do it? Please someone speak from experience how do I achieve this? Thank you, Beefey |
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04-09-2009, 09:10 PM
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04-10-2009, 04:25 AM
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I'm retarded, after hours of scratchin my head the auto-tensioner is a two part unit and I simply had one of the parts and not the backing plate which is tucked up in there pretty good. That spring would have been nearly impossible to get back in there with the back plate still in the car... This is what I thought my tensioner was entirely composed of...
Thanks for your help, Beefey 
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04-11-2009, 02:57 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: ~Carefree Highway~
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For future readers:
If you take off the spring tensioner it is held in place by 3-13mm nuts you will have a difficult time seeing. Do not separate it from the backing plate. Do not attempt to reset the spring tension. It does make it easier to replace the timing belt if you remove the entire unit. When the unit is replaced and the 3 hidden nuts torqued, loosen the pivot and set nut/bolt and gently move the pully side to side a little bit. Retighten these 2 nuts again after setting tension. NEVER turn over the engine with the pivot and set nut/bolt loose!!!!!  GL John_AZ |
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04-11-2009, 07:34 AM
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