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bad tensioner arm?

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o0GuitarKid0o

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Dec 12, 2013
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Alright so I have a tensioner pulley and arm and was wondering if this divot is factory or not I've had this for a year or so got it for free with a rebuilt 14b turbo I'm replacing my timing belt in a week parts will be here Monday so I would like to no if I should order a new one locally or just use the one on my car now but I won't no how that looks till we do it on sat any info helps thanks! Here's a pic
 

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Not supposed to be a divot in there. Specs call for 3.8 to 4.2mm gap between the arm and the tensioner. The divot will throw off the measurements. However, most divots I've seen are minor and you still should be able to get the belt tension within specs.
 
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