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with the fender liner out, it's ... Posted by John Fitzgerald [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Re: there's a good diagram/tool pattern in ..., Esteban, Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:16:38 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
not too bad to hold the tool in place while pushing forward with either a breaker bar or a nice, purpose built tensioner compressor handle [skinny, adjustable socket inserts and angled lower section - Lisle tools has a great one, not too expensive]. I reach around the fender while pushing the Lisle tool straight back. By resting the tool on the top stud, it needs only the slightest nudge to snap into the lower slot via my left hand around the fender wall.
It is a bit harder w/ the fender liner still on; usually find I need to have it off for whatever [pulley replacement, ft main seal, oil pump seal, alternator, etc] I'm replacing. Seldom needed to 'just' do a serp belt.
I'd say just keep a close eye on the aluminum where the studs are seated ... if it starts to bend/show any deflection, stop using it. The pressure from a released tensioner shock might not be pretty w/ tools/fingers in the wrong spot. Depending on your source, the aluminum is probably not as strong as steel bar stock.
John
Burlington, Wisc
'73 96 RHD sold after four years in Middle Barton, Oxfordshire, UK
'80 99 sold after 20 years/192,000mi
'86 9kT sold after 12 years/approx 121,000 mi
'87 9kT sold after 9 years/approx 174,000
'97 CSE 245,000 - given to my son, but I still work on it
'97 Aero 199,xxx
and a couple of 'non-Saabs':
'01 Suburban 120,xxx
'03 BMW 330 Cic 36,xxx
_______________________________________ John Burlington, Wisc '73 96 RHD sold after four years in Middle Barton, Oxfordshire, UK '80 99 bought new, sold after 20 years/192,000mi '86 9kT picked up at Trollhatten, sold after 12 years/approx 121,000 mi '87 9kT sold after 9 years/approx 174,000 mi '94 CSE given to my son after 8 years @ 245k; he sold it at 254k mi '95 Aero 146,xxx mi sold '98 CSE 248,xxx mi gave it away '97 Aero 317,xxx mi my daughter’s school car … gave away [we put 300k mi on it] still driving: '97 CSE 170xxx mi 'project car' for myself and my daughters to drive '07 9-3 2.0T 240xxx '08 9-5 191xxx mi my wife's daily driver and a couple of 'non-Saabs': '01 Suburban 201,xxx mi '03 BMW 330 Cic 84,xxx mi '14 Mercedes E350 103,xxx mi
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