tensioner tool?

[brianm at earendel.org (Brian McGarvey)]

You ppl are pussies :-).. the std small craftsman phillips and an 
approriate allen work better than that damn tool thats always in the way. 
:-) but then agian Brian and Brian can change a t-belt in under 3 hrs...
unless its a 1.8T with foobared mounts. and a feeding tray on the back 
>;-P~~~~
hehehe
1 running more assembly required...
1 to go. Topless bunny 2.0L aba...
1 to build (16v aba turbo)
1 to fix and drive (20v) 
1 shell for parts.. (8v)

On Fri, 30 May 2003, Neal Tovsen wrote:

> Having done several timing belts in the past couple
> years, I FINALLY just bought the damn tool. I will say
> that if you plan to do timing belts ever again, it is
> worth it, and I wish I had done it long ago!
> 
> Yeah, you can use two nails and a screwdriver...that
> will get you *close*. But I never found nails that fit
> into the holes but yet were strong enough to twist the
> tensioner without bending, which makes the screwdriver
> slip, which just generally makes life a PITA. Kinda
> the same story as the clutch alignment tool, if you're
> familiar with it.
> 
> So, if you pride yourself on NOT "wasting" money on
> specialty tools, you can get by OK with something
> else. But for $15 (or whatever it costs these days),
> it's well worth it...
> 
> Neal
> 
> --- Drew Teague <roccnroll@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey, guys.  I got a replacement JH for my car the
> > other day from a friend, 
> > and Melissa and I will be spending all our free time
> > until I leave Wednesday 
> > morning putting it in my car so that Melissa will
> > have something to drive to 
> > Cincy.
> > 
> > Now, either because I've only ever owned 8v's,
> > because I'm lazy, or more 
> > likely, both, I've never done a timing belt.  When
> > pricing Potter's 
> > tensioners, I noticed the tensioner tool, and was
> > wondering if this is a 
> > necessary thing to have when doing timing
> > belt/tensioner.  I don't 
> > specifically remember seeing it in the Bentley, but
> > I'm at work now and 
> > can't check.
> > 
> > I swear, someday I'll have a nice shop with all the
> > weird little tools I 
> > need!
> > 
> > Also, I seem to remember reading something about not
> > being able to access 
> > the passenger side mount without taking the timing
> > belt off 1st, which would 
> > mean waiting until the new engine is in before
> > installing the belt...   
> > anyone?
> > 
> > I'm just mentally planning the work I have ahead of
> > me...
> > 
> > **Drew Teague**
> > Harrisburg, PA
> > 
> > '84 8v Rocco --  "Bruise"
> > '85 BMW 318i
> > 
> >
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