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wgJoY
11-08-2008, 03:09 PM
I searched and couldn't find anything that could help me.. and the FSM didn't tell me either... how the hell can you reach that bolt?
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any and all help would be greatly appreciated, and if i missed this somewhere sorry :/
projectRDM
11-08-2008, 04:29 PM
Remove the front cover. The bolt is too long to slide out anyway, even if you got to it.
wgJoY
11-08-2008, 04:45 PM
oh, well i dont want to remove it, apparently if you just loosen both the bolts the tensioner will slide back inside, which is what i need to get the idler sprocket realigned with the head.
wgJoY
11-16-2008, 11:37 PM
Okay they're both pretty tight now.. but the tensioner hasn't shot out yet.. It feels like im going to break the bolts, they are so tight in there. So i keep tightening.. or am i missing something?? Does it even matter to have the tensioner out or what? or does the tensioner slide out again when you start the car?

edit: i loosened it all up, and the tensioner shot in.. i got the idler sproket back on and bolted in.. so now im trying to get the tensioner to shoot back out again...
projectRDM
11-17-2008, 08:49 AM
The bolts that secure the tensioner have nothing to do with the tensioner itself, they just hold it to the head. If the tensioner doesn't pop out on it's own you have a problem.
wgJoY
11-17-2008, 06:25 PM
:O
what could be stopping it from shooting out? oh shit.

well.. if loosening the tensioner itself shoots it in.. i mean.. what would make it 'automatically' shoot out again?
wgJoY
11-19-2008, 04:40 PM
bump?

maybe if i just re-loosen the bolts and re-tighten them? or am i wasting my time?
2240sx's
11-19-2008, 05:52 PM
Give up. Buy a new tensioner.
wgJoY
11-19-2008, 10:33 PM
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maybe.

There's still hope.
:o.


edit: im still confused though.. what makes the tensioner automatically shoot out then?? i mean.. if loosening the tensioner up would shoot it in.. then what would make the tensioner shoot out again..?
iitywygms
11-22-2008, 03:35 PM
When I replaced mine, it was held back by a pin that kept it back, when I pulled the pin, it sprung forward. They apply tension to the chain with oil pressure. Maybe yours is just stuck. You could try and work it back and forth to see if it loosens up and snaps back.
I HIGHLY suggest removing it and checking it. If it is broke somehow, you will be hosed when you fire up the motor.