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my timing belt tensioner (1.8T) will not move enough to get

 
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my timing belt tensioner (1.8T) will not move enough to get the new belt on. any suggestions?

 

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2001 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T

Submitted: 1446 days and 3 hours ago.
Category: VW
Value: $9
Status: CLOSED
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Expert:  Danny replied 1446 days and 3 hours ago.

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Have you compressed and locked the hydraulic portion of the tensioner in place already or installed a new hydraulic tensioner that is already compressed? I recommend replacing the hydraulic portion as they have been known to fail and there's currently a lawsuit against VW and Audi for them failing.

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Customer replied 1446 days and 3 hours ago.

how do you compress the hydraulic tensioner?

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Expert:  Danny replied 1446 days and 3 hours ago.

The easiest way is to unbolt it from the engine (there's two 10mm bolts holding it on) and compress it in a vise, there's a small hole to insert something small like an allen wrench into it and keep it locked in place.

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Customer replied 1446 days and 3 hours ago.

Awesome. Thanks

 
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