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Old 04-07-2008, 08:03 AM
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Default Hydraulic Dampener for the TBelt Tensioner roller..if pin is pulled? Is it done for? 1.8t ATW
Can I reuse it? i.e. pull it off, compress the hydraulic, put pin in, reapply as needed?
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Old 04-07-2008, 08:28 AM
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i recently did mine and noticed they will recompress quite easily if you do it really really slowly
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Depending on how heavy your upper body is, you can push it down on solid ground
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Default I wouldnt reuse it at it seems that the tensioner seems to fail before everything else
so compressing the tensioner again would be just more prone to premature failure in my eyes.
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Default Most automotive tensioners can be recompressed if it's done slowly....
I've done it on Subaru engines many times. If you do it too fast you build up too much internal pressure and the seal fails.
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its new, I need to reset timing...infact do I need to take if off or can I just compress it on?
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Default Take it to Home Depot and 'test' one of their big *** vice's. Put the pin back in. Say you'll
think about it.
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i did it with mine on. like i said below, it will go back in slowly does not take a lot of force
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