February 25, 200917 yr how slow should you go not to F a basically new tensioner, don't want to spend another 100 bucks on something that has less than 5 miles on it.
February 25, 200917 yr slow using a big wide open vise. make sure you are aligning the stop hole to put in allen wrench, or similar take 10 minutes of slight but very slow tightening on the vise, just a little at a time, very very slow. use small allen wrench to hold closed, making sure the way to remove the allen wrench is pull from front of engine. ...top front removal when you take it out as its mounted to block Edited February 25, 200917 yr by bheinen74
February 25, 200917 yr my manual said NOT to compress the tensioner in a vice and that it should be done in the verticle position. as i didn't have a verticle press, i used my floor jack and the lower control arm with the tensioner in between. i may have used some wood shims on each end to protect the tensioner too. went very slowly and it workek slick. easiest part of the whole timing belt job! regards, mark
February 25, 200917 yr The older style can be done horizontally using a vice, while the newer type should be done vertically. The key is to go slowly, since if compressed too rapidly either kind can be damaged.
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