A real need for a timing belt tensioner tool?

[bigemrich]

I did a search on how to make the timing belt tensioner tool, as my battery tie down rod is MIA. I came across a few posts saying that you dont actually need the tool if you are replacing the tensioner. I am replacing pretty much everything on the timing side of the motor, including the tensioner. My questions is do I actually need to bother making the tool, or is it unecessary knowing I am replacing the tensioner? Also, if I do need to make it, what peices do I need to make one from scratch?
Thanks in advance. By the way, if I didnt search thoroughly enough, just shoot me a link and that will suffice

--Kyle

 

[rowlex]

it's easier to do the job with it but it is not necessary. In the past I have always jammed the end of a ratchet between the adjustment arm and whatever is above it to keep it from moving upward when I tighten the idler pulley down.

 

[rucr8z2]

I did a search on how to make the timing belt tensioner tool, as my battery tie down rod is MIA. I came across a few posts saying that you dont actually need the tool if you are replacing the tensioner. I am replacing pretty much everything on the timing side of the motor, including the tensioner. My questions is do I actually need to bother making the tool, or is it unecessary knowing I am replacing the tensioner? Also, if I do need to make it, what peices do I need to make one from scratch?
Thanks in advance. By the way, if I didnt search thoroughly enough, just shoot me a link and that will suffice

--Kyle

the new tensioner will come already to go with the grenade pin installed already

 

[bigemrich]

So is that a no then?

--Kyle

 

[rucr8z2]

So is that a no then?

--Kyle

NO. you do not need to make anything if you are replacing the tensoner.It comes already depressed with pin inserted.

 

[RotaryRyan]

So your talking aboutthe auto-tensioner and not the tensioner pulley? I thought you were talking about hte pulley. As for the auto tensioner, i compressed it with a C-clamp. I just put a rag in it to be careful. Worked fine for me.

 

[bigemrich]

So your talking aboutthe auto-tensioner and not the tensioner pulley? I thought you were talking about hte pulley. As for the auto tensioner, i compressed it with a C-clamp. I just put a rag in it to be careful. Worked fine for me.

Yea, I'm replacing the hydraulic tensioner and the pulley.

--Kyle