Anyone changed the cambelt without the tensioner tool?

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:56 am

Getting enough tension is the issue without a proper tool. That's when things go wrong.

Shane001 · Post by **Shane001** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:08 pm

payaya wrote:Getting enough tension is the issue without a proper tool. That's when things go wrong.

Nope, just follow the instructions, piss easy

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:27 pm

Shane001 wrote:
payaya wrote:Getting enough tension is the issue without a proper tool. That's when things go wrong.

Nope, just follow the instructions, piss easy

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You got a good set of pliers then!!! Firs time I used pliers kelp snapping them or slipping.

Shane001 · Post by **Shane001** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:16 am

get a set of 90deg circlip pliers

Dras · Post by **Dras** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:33 am

Last time I just adjusted the position of the tensioner by hand, without any pliers. There is not that much force being applied to it and it wasn't too hard to torque up the bolt while holding it in place. The hydraulic tensioner will adjust and take up the slack if need be.

I used the following 'before' photo as a reference and tried to get as close to it as possible when reassembling.

This was however done with the engine out of the car. It may be a bit more difficult with the engine remaining inside the car.

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:35 pm

The problem is not pushing but twisting the tensioner. I didn't have an issue I used my tensioner tool which took a minute to make and used my power impact ratchet to tighten the bolt which is an advantage as the impact doesnt change put stupid forces on the belt while tightening.

That above picture looks like the tension is way off. The tensioner bracket seems to be resting too close to the hydraulic tensioner.

When I tensioned my belt to spec there was at least another third of a turn compared to the above pic because a remember the holes!

Rob Furniss · Post by **Rob Furniss** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:29 pm

Do you reckon this fits?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mitsubishi-T ... 3a6d6a71ee

Sure I could make something or use circlip pliers as suggested but these must make it easier - if it fits, quite a bit cheaper than camskill and i'm sure a lot cheaper than mitsi.
I've contacted the seller asking for the distance between the pins and the diameter of them, anyone got an old pulley handy that could measure for me so I can make sure?

Shane001 · Post by **Shane001** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:47 am

Someone needs to look up the listed part number in ASA - MD998767.

I would but I've just shut down my laptop and now going to bed

Rob Furniss · Post by **Rob Furniss** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:30 pm

Thanks Shane, I didn't even notice that they'd listed the mitsi part number on the ebay add

I've had a look in ASA but couldn't find it, but then again i'm not that familiar with ASA yet.
I've just checked on Camskill and it's the same too (MD998767).

That seem like a good price then - $30 including shipping?

Shane001 · Post by **Shane001** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:27 pm

seems so, pita you're in WA though, gonna make it hard for the rest of us to borrow it

Rob Furniss · Post by **Rob Furniss** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:54 pm

Shane001 wrote:seems so, pita you're in WA though, gonna make it hard for the rest of us to borrow it

Yeah but he's got a few for sale, unless you easterners are all tight-arses.

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:17 pm

30 bucks!? I spill more than that on a night out!

Sahin · Post by **Sahin** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:31 pm

I just found $20 in the washing machine

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:43 pm

Thats was from my mum.

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:02 pm

Washing machine? Is that, like, a parts washer?

Sahin · Post by **Sahin** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:04 pm

You're from the uk aren't you?
Nah we have these machines that our pet kangaroo's sit in to wash them and I found $20 in mine

Technikhaus · Post by **Technikhaus** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:01 am

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:54 am

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:47 pm

Sahin wrote:You're from the uk aren't you?
Nah we have these machines that our pet kangaroo's sit in to wash them

Ah, would that be the same kangaroos which keep telling people little Jimmys in the well?

Sahin · Post by **Sahin** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:14 pm

They're the ones

FTO AUSTRALIA