While removing the timing belt tensioner on 98 ej22 the the timing belt tensioner bracket stripped the m10x1.5  bolt hole that secures the tensioner to bracket. I got this engine as a replacement for 95 ej22 from purchased wrecking yard. The 95 ej 22 had stripped tensioner bracket and stripped water pump bolts.

 

What tensioner / bracket will work for this 98 ej22. Repairing the bracket with  Heli-Coil or Time Sert seems more than a new or used bracket. I have a tensioner/ bracket from the 95 ej22, but thats stripped too. 

 

Here are the pictures of my two stripped brackets.

Check in the parts for sale section. Pretty sure a couple people have timing parts for sale, they may have one they can send you. The 95 style is the more reliable of the two.

Can I use the 95 style in place of the 98 style?

Yes, if you swap the 95 tensioner bracket as well. Bolts right up. I reversed it and put 99 stuff in place of a 96 once in a pinch. It all fits and works fine.

That actually isn't super uncommon, last time it happened to me I brought it past my local machine shop. They put a helicoil in it and sold me a 3/8" bolt for like $10. Took them 10 minutes an I was out the door.

Edited September 28, 201510 yr by 987687