Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:59:42 -0000 From: David Taylor <djtaylornospamoot.com> Subject: Re: Serpentine Belt tensioner
> Takes about 2 minutes. This is by far the simplest way to compressed > the tensioner without any special tool. Problem I had was that the piston wasn't going in perfectly straight and kept binding on my (old) tensioner. I ended up compressing it in a vice and wiring it in a closed position. Then I could do the thing with the socket and bar. David.