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10-19-2019, 12:29 PM | #46 |
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That's awesome. I never got around to putting mine in but when I do I'll try your method. Seems easier than crawling underneath. Thanks for sharing!
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10-28-2019, 05:06 AM | #47 |
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So short info after 9 days with the new chain tensioners (11317839053).
Car stood between 8-24 hours. And 2 times I had again the cold start rattle (clunck - Clunck) direct with the start (once after 8 hours and once after 14 hours). Therefore i think it is not the chain tensioners. |
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hello everyone, sorry to put the post up again but i'm bored. I disassemble my tensioners and replace the driver side but the passenger side is impossible to insert. Too much pressure I can't go to the thread. How did you do ?
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05-05-2020, 06:51 AM | #52 |
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I finally got the passenger side tensioner changed out. Its been about 6 months since I did the driver side. The passenger side was a nightmare.
The only way to do it is to unhook the wire from the coolant tank, flip it as far forward as possible, yes the skinny hose will kink and not unkink so now I need to replace that hose. Then blindly using parts from a half dozen socket/extension/ratchet/wobbler... sets rig up something ... I even used a flex head ratchet with the above that can get on the tensioner without hitting the head, AC pipes, or everything else around it. Back it out a million turns, don't drop it. Replace and re-thread by hand a dozen turns. Then pray you actually started it and it doesn't fall out. Throw your rigged socket mess back on it and tighten to 65nm (yep I got a digital torque wrench on the last bit) Only reason I did it was I had the valve covers off and plenum off. I've tried before for hours and gave up. So in reality it can in fact be done with a little blood left behind.
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08-13-2021, 07:17 AM | #53 |
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You need millimeter-precision toold
I tried to change this tensioner today. Tried many different length sockets, extensions, wobblers, ratchets. It's either too short, too long or cannot kink enough. It need to be within 2-3 mm to fit.
Probably there is a special tool for this. I was about to loosen the engine mounts to jack the engine up just a few cm but then I thought "F-it , let those #%$@ at the stealership deal with this. It's just not worth the risk of injuries and not getting the new tensioner in. They can have those really sh-tty jobs and do the swearing themselves. |
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