Dickensheets Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Howdy all - how difficult is it to compress the tensioner by hand then slide the retainer pin in? Other methods welcome also..... Ryan 97 OBW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbrand Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I use a vise, compress it slowly. A large C clamp might work as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adnan Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Very. It also has to be compressed at a slow, steady rate. Use a regular bench vise, it works well. Regards, Adnan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Very important to compress it VERY slowly. IIRC, the manual says 2 minutes or something of that magnitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q240z Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Haynes gives a warning about the later version, but if you're working on the '97 OBW in your sig line, I don't remember seeing any warning. Since my vise was one of many tools that didn't make the trip cross country last year, I got by using a jack and my Jeep. Now that I think about it, it took about 2 minutes for it to compress all by itself. It moved so slowly that I couldn't actually see it. Make sure the holes are lined up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 ...and when your finished with that the next step is to post your question only once... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnuman Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 A large C clamp works just as well, and is a lot cheaper and easier to carry than a vise. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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