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Jun 15, 2008 | 10:42 PM

#41

arrocha87

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i wish i had read up on that b4 i dropped $200 for a stock harmonic balancer! damn!

Jun 17, 2008 | 01:23 PM

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coachholland

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As far as bad things about them, I can tell you this. They ship slow. I ordered this thing last Wednesday. They're out of Ohio and I'm in Kentucky. Should take a day or two at the most to get here. The guy I talked to when placing the order said he'd go ahead and get it out for me that day.

I just called them and got a tracking number. They haven't even shipped it out yet.

Jun 17, 2008 | 03:50 PM

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kevs95max

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make sure you tighten everything i had one of my pulleys fall off

Jun 17, 2008 | 05:42 PM

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arrocha87

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Originally Posted by kevs95max

make sure you tighten everything i had one of my pulleys fall off

yea. i took it to the shop to get aligned and told them to make sure evrytn was on rite and tight and they said i did a good job. lol probably mad they couldnt charge me for anytn! lol

Jun 18, 2008 | 09:29 PM

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New tensioner assembly came today:Hope to install this weekend. Any tips to help make the job easier? There's not much room there as it is...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sounbwoy/2592155906/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sounbwoy/2591316703/

Jun 21, 2008 | 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MadMaxSE-L

Ok dude, I am going to try and break this down for you to make sure you are doing it right; hopefully I am clear about it. If you are breaking parts trying to adjust belt tension, you are doing something wrong...

So, take a look at the picture below and follow the directions in order;

The following procedure assumes you already have the old belt off and the new one installed, but the tensioner is still loose - BOTH #1 and #2 bolts are loose...

Step 1) Make sure belt is lined up on all pulleys...
Step 2) FINGER tighten bolt #1 and then back it off maybe 1/16th of a turn; just enough to ensure that the pulley will go up and down without issue...
3) begin to tighten bolt #2 so that the pulley is forced down and likewise the belt gets tighter. Do this until the desired belt tention is achieved. YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE PUSH/PULL ON ANYTHING WITH YOUR HANDS TO GET TENSION ON THE BELT. Bolt #2 will do this for you as you TIGHTEN it...
4) Once you have the desired amount of belt tension, tighten bolt #1.
5) Go back and make sure bolt #2 is fairly tight, but do NOT try and tighten it anymore...

It sounds to me like you were trying to tighten bolt #2 when bolt #1 was still tight, and that's why you broke the assembly. Either that or you tightened bolt #2 too far.

I hope that helps,

-Matt

Thanks again to Matt for the assist. I just finished putting the new tensioner on, and everything's gravy once again. Didn't take much time at all. I think my old tensioner was was just that; very OLD (remember original with 289685 miles when I broke it). There are more parts on the new assembly. I've taken pictures and will post them later. If anyone needs a write up, I'll be happy to do it.
Thanks again. The Org is a wonderful place, for those that really need it.

Jun 21, 2008 | 03:08 PM

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I've just posted pictures that I took of the tensioner replacement on Flickr.
Here's the link to my Maxima set of pics. Look for the pics labelled "tensioner.."
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sounbwo...7600904583001/

Dec 10, 2008 | 08:49 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMaxSE-L

It sounds to me like you were trying to tighten bolt #2 when bolt #1 was still tight, and that's why you broke the assembly. Either that or you tightened bolt #2 too far.

On the other hand, when you're done, make sure that you do tighten bolt #1 very tight! I misunderstood plain English, and did not tighten the nut on my pulley, at least, not tight enough. Now my poor old girl is parked at a Target (pronounced: tar-zhay) waiting for the arrival of a new pulley and belt.

Not the first of my boneheaded mechanical failures, and certainly not the last. Someone ask why I would need 9 quarts of oil for an oil change. :P

Dec 10, 2008 | 09:08 PM

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pmohr

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Originally Posted by steep5

How far away is your house from Target? If your battery's got a good charge, you could make it depending on mileage and how you drive. You just wouldn't have an alternator or AC.

Let's see, you left the drain plug out?