1997reduxe Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Ok. So I finally got the t-belt on yesterday. It even ran without destroying the engine. But in the middle of the night last night it came to me that I don't remember pushing the hydraulic tensioner to the left before tightening it. (You know, how the holes in the brackets on the tensioner are oblong left and right, and from advice here and elsewhere you put on the tensioner loosely then after getting belt on supposed to slide it left and tighten.) Now how important is this sliding left part. Is there enough length in the tensioner to make up for not sliding? Please, no-one tell me that I have to take it all apart again... '97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) Please, no-one tell me that I have to take it all apart again... '97 http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showpost.php?p=804582&postcount=8 i tried to warn you. if it's non-interferrence you might live with it for a while, but your knowledge is fresh now. Edited March 15, 2009 by johnceggleston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1997reduxe Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Well, I did tighten the bolts and pulled the pin. I just don't remember pushing it to the left first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 99% chance you are fine. I wouldn't loose sleep over it. You;'d have to take off the belt, and remove the tensioner, recompress it.....balh blah...etc.... It should be like the Rotiserier Grill. "set it and forget it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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