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300tdi Tensioner sheered off.
Range Rover Blues:
Don't fit a new tensioner, both the ones I've bought were **** and caused no end of problems. The bearing indside the wheel can be pulled out and replaced, failing that take the wheel off the new arm and fit it to the old one.
Nick4X4:
Jamie if you have problems give us a ring mate ........... maybe before you start!!!
freeagent:
same think happened to mine in December... I was busy with work so got Gigglepin 4x4 to fix it.
I think Jim cut a groove in it and wound it out with a screwdriver, but it pulled out a lot of the thread from the housing with it.
They replaced the thread with some sort of Helicoil (but better than Helicoil) and its fine now.
Don't know how much it cost as they did the timing belt aswell on the same visit.
You can replace the bearing in the centre of the pulley (less than a fiver from Ebay) but the circlips are a sod to get out.
They also wear at the point that the pivot, there is a nylon bush between the two metal parts, which can wear and put the pulley slightly out of alignment, this will cause it to squeak.
hrox:
well had a look at it today. put a drill on it and nothing happened. my luck im thinking its seized.... so with that in mine whats it attached to that may need to be replaced. this is way bigger than me and the rads going to need to be removed but the state of the thermo housing bleed valve means i going to need a new housing should the water be drained off :( damm this is getting expencive....
Anyone got a trailer in the portsmouth / southampton area i could borrow for a bit please...... :cry:
Banjo:
Get a thick washer with a hole just smaller than the broken bolt, put it over the bolt, using a mig turned up quite high and not to much wire speed, weld through the hole concentrating on the bolt, then pool it into the washer, you can then weld a nut to the washer and unscrew it, the heat will help free it off.
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