T-Belt Tensioner tool...can I borrow one

[pickens]

Hey guys, I'm going to check the cam degree and install my cam gears this weekend and was wondering if anyone in the So Cal area has a tensioner tool I could borrow for the weekend. I have a '97 2G so my battery tie-down is different which means I can't make one of my own. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Defiant]

Hit up the hardware store for a piece of all-thread. 8mmX1.25

http://www.plymouthlaser.com/ttool.htm
http://vfaq.com/mods/timingbeltNOTE1.html

 

[pickens]

My tie down is different for some reason.

 

[RiGs2G]

Good luck finding some all-thread m8x1.25. I went to LOWES, Home Depot, Fastenal, Napa and every other place I could think of and couldnt find anything in metric. I finally found some at a mom and pop place that isnt even open to the public and you have to make an appointment, it was a last ditch effort and they had it! I got 3 feet of it and made my own tool. Where are you located? I have mine that I made that you can borrow or I could sell it to you for pretty cheap. Im In Lancaster. Let me know

 

[Defiant]

OSH carries metric all-thread up here.....

 

[boosting_laser]

McMaster Carr's your best friend

 

[pickens]

Osh no bueno. No metric at all. McMaster Carr had it. I'll pick it up tomorrow. Thanks guys for the tips.