Timing belt tensioner - old style setup?
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:24 am
I've reverted to the original tensioner after numerous failures of the 'newer' mechanical one. I rebuilt an old one with a new bearing, new oil seals, but then decided to seal off the oil intake by welding up the oil intake hole in the main stud (and the return oil hole is also sealed). I decided to pack the oil cylinder with grease, basically to prevent any movement which might slacken tension on the belt under any circumstances. Is this a common setup? Do I just tighten down the nuts to hold it in this position or should I impose some additional force on the tensioner as I tighten the nuts to tighten the belt a little more? Obvioulsy, with the current setup, I cannot use the Alfa instructions which include using the 'dowel' special tool to overcome the force exerted by the spring in the oil cylinder...
The belt does seem pretty well tightened right now without leveraging down on the tensioner.
Thanks!
The belt does seem pretty well tightened right now without leveraging down on the tensioner.
Thanks!