Timing Belt Tension Problems

"Tegger" > wrote in message
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> "Elle" > wrote in news:uMJoi.9584
> :
>
> > "Tegger" > wrote
> >> That's extremely important. The tensioner will not
> >> function unless it
> >> can pivot on that peg.
> >
> > By any chance do you mean the tensioner's //spring// will
> > not function unless the tensioner housing can pivot on the
> > peg?
>
>
> You could put it that way, yes.
>
>
> But ultimately the result is the same either way, in that the tensioner
> will not take up the slack of the belt if the tensioner is not properly
> located on the peg.
>
>
>
> > And if this is so, then given that you observed that,
> > "Once the tensioner bolt is tightened, the spring ceases to
> > have any function... you could even remove the spring if you
> > wanted... ," then the peg also only has a function during
> > this tension adjusting step, so it too could be removed?
>
>
>
> Yes. The bolt you tighten is what holds the tensioner in place for
> normal use. The spring just provides the initial preload on the belt.
>
> My statement about removing the spring was intended as an illustration,
> not as something you would actually want to do.
>

You could only use the spring to tension the belt, but if you then stored it
somewhere you would be sure to lose it. ;^)

Saludos cordiales,

Earle

>
>
> >
> >>> I am curious: Where did you get the PDF drawing?
> >>
> >> It's just a (bad) scan from my '91 Integra's shop manual.
> >> I then added
> >> the text in a graphics program.
> >>
> >> I had the scan resolution set very low without noticing
> >> it, which is why
> >> it's so bad.
> >
> > I think it's very helpful. My web site on this is garbage at
> > the moment. I will either take it down or re-do it. If I
> > re-do it, and if you do not mind, I may put the PDF file on
> > it. Okay?
>
>
>
> It's yours. I just ask that you attribute the diagram to my site.
>
>
> >
> > I do not see this drawing at the UK site's "factory service"
> > manuals. Do you know whether the UK sites's manuals are
> > abbreviated ones? Plus there is no "tensioner replacement"
> > section; only an "adjusting TB tension" one. Does your Acura
> > shop manual have a "tensioner replacement" section?
>
>
>
> No it doesn't. Mine only has an adjustment section. Plus a couple of
> diagrams showing exploded views of the area that has the tensioner.
>
> --
> Tegger
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/



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