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post Nov 9, 2012 - 5:08 PM
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I figured I would post this since I was having difficulty with it, I figure others would have difficulty with it too. I had to pull my timing tensioner off when I pulled my head off, so obviously I had to put it back on. It was rather easy to compress with a large wood clamp since my largest c-clamp is 1/2 inch too small, but finding something small and hard enough to hold the piston in once the two holes were lined up was pretty hard. I tried a few things that I thought would hold, and now I've lost some tiny tools. I eventually tried my smallest allen wrench when I figured it would be worth it to sacrifice it. It held and didn't bend at all. So hopefully someone will come across this if they have the same problem.


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95 GT conv. project car: Manual, Gen III 3sgte, JN pisons, Eagle rods, overbore, crank knife-edged, crank scraper, ARP head/main/flywheel, Autronic EMS, Haltech Dual Wideband O2 controller, Audi 1.8T individual coils, FMIC and SSQV BOV, 3" downpipe, 3" ultra-high-flow cat, 2.5" Borla muffler, +other
01 S2000: FMIC, Haltech EMS, Haltech wideband, 570cc inj, forged pistons/rods, sleeved block, 5 angle valve job, ported and polished
02 R6, all stock, except for braided stainless brake lines, frame sliders, and adjustable brake/clutch leve
 
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post Nov 11, 2012 - 11:17 AM
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i actually use my jack and truck. i put the tensioner on the jack and pinch it between the frame rail of my truck to compress it.


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post Nov 11, 2012 - 2:19 PM
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QUOTE (Smaay @ Nov 11, 2012 - 6:17 AM) *
i actually use my jack and truck. i put the tensioner on the jack and pinch it between the frame rail of my truck to compress it.


That's hilarious..I thought about doing the same thing..lol. I was too afraid it would slip and fly off in another direction or damage something. Wood clamp works though and is safer..lol.


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95 GT conv. project car: Manual, Gen III 3sgte, JN pisons, Eagle rods, overbore, crank knife-edged, crank scraper, ARP head/main/flywheel, Autronic EMS, Haltech Dual Wideband O2 controller, Audi 1.8T individual coils, FMIC and SSQV BOV, 3" downpipe, 3" ultra-high-flow cat, 2.5" Borla muffler, +other
01 S2000: FMIC, Haltech EMS, Haltech wideband, 570cc inj, forged pistons/rods, sleeved block, 5 angle valve job, ported and polished
02 R6, all stock, except for braided stainless brake lines, frame sliders, and adjustable brake/clutch leve

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