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- Joined
- August 18, 2017
- Messages
- 54
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- City, State
- Northern California
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 99 Mountainr SOHC 4.0 AWD
I'm sure I can handle the manual tensioner install. Seems straightforward.
That was a pricey unit back when you first did this, but even at that I would have paid that much knowing this may likely prevent this from occurring again. I have so many projects that need my attention, so making this a one time job is my goal.
Their pricing has come down considerably since you purchased this from them 10 years ago. I can now buy 2 of them for about $250 from sparks racing.
I’ve always preferred to seek out any better quality parts and name brand products, even if it cost a bit more. I do this with almost all my power tools. And have went overboard on several occasions with no regrets.
That $20 manual tensioner on Amazon has a review were the user said it literally disintegrated hours after installing. Perhaps he put too much tension on it , or maybe those lower priced aftermarket units are using cheaper materials.
Being that my original hydraulic tensioners were likely loosing some tension which resulted in the broken guides, should I use new hydraulic tensioners for that initial period of break-in and not the ones I pull out?
That was a pricey unit back when you first did this, but even at that I would have paid that much knowing this may likely prevent this from occurring again. I have so many projects that need my attention, so making this a one time job is my goal.
Their pricing has come down considerably since you purchased this from them 10 years ago. I can now buy 2 of them for about $250 from sparks racing.
I’ve always preferred to seek out any better quality parts and name brand products, even if it cost a bit more. I do this with almost all my power tools. And have went overboard on several occasions with no regrets.
That $20 manual tensioner on Amazon has a review were the user said it literally disintegrated hours after installing. Perhaps he put too much tension on it , or maybe those lower priced aftermarket units are using cheaper materials.
Being that my original hydraulic tensioners were likely loosing some tension which resulted in the broken guides, should I use new hydraulic tensioners for that initial period of break-in and not the ones I pull out?