auto tensioner stopper dimensions

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:06 am

That's great @vtecmec, can you tell me how long that piece of steel is though please? I don't know how far to try and compress the thing for installation..

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 2:18 pm

i will get you the measurements in a while. with pics of the actual tool

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 2:56 pm

Just got measurement. 60mm internal with a slot 12mm to go around the adjusting nut. Pics to follow shortly

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Thu Jun 13, 2013 3:37 pm

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:26 am

Thanks a lot mate, that's great! I will try and make something similar toimorrow morning before I fit the tensioner!:) +rep for you

Post by **Ammo** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:33 am

I made my own by bending a metal strip, was a right ball ache as it kept popping off

Post by **Vtecmec** » Fri Jun 14, 2013 12:16 pm

Ammo wrote:I made my own by bending a metal strip, was a right ball ache as it kept popping off

I had the same issue at first because it's chamfered at the bottom, so I bent two little hooks on the bottom part to dig into the tensioner slightly, which worked nicely, I also cut a slot in the top so that it held the tensioner down either side of the stopper, but when on the car left room in the middle so as to not have too much friction against the adjuster. I have the bracket that HH shows above, but once on the car could not get the bracket off because of the friction between the tensioner and the adjusting bracket.

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:09 am

I did it ..used a zip tie hahaha