removing cam chain tensioner

[kion]

ye thats right. will the tensioner need replacing? if so how much are they. Also my oil level is a bit low would this ahve anythin to do with it?

[RedexRobB]

Is this the tensioner for the clutch cable? Cos you got cam chain tensioner and clutch cable tensioner all in the same thread, so when you just say tensioner its a bit confusing!

Oil level shouldnt have anything to do with it. On the clutch cable tensioner there is a locating hole where a pin should slot in and stop it rotating. Check to see if the pin is still there. Is the large bolt done up all the way, you said you were having problems with it.

You can see it here in the bottom left corner

[kion]

i ment the cam chain tensioner, because it wont come out the full length without me pulling it, will check the pin is still there now.

[RedexRobB]

ok i think im on the same page now, so the cam tensioner wont stay in place? You pull the clutch and the the cam tensioner drops causing the clutch tensioner bracket to come loose also.

I dont know mate, like i say ive never doen them before, the bolt for the clutch tensioner wont do all the way up you say? Maybe you striped the thread?

[kion]

i think i will just take it to a garage,thx for ur help.

[RedexRobB]

Sorry cant help ya more, Just sounds like you have stripped the thread inside the tensioner that holds the large bolt and pulls out when you pull the clutch.

[masterofinsanity]

lost me........

[kion]

fixed it now anyways.thx.

[rover220]

fixed it now anyways.thx.

well you could at least say what the prolem was, so when people with similar poblems in the future find this thread they will have an idea of what to do.

[RedexRobB]

Yeah, what was the problem?

[kion]

the problem was that the srew was too far out(the screw that ataches to the clutch cable, infact it is a bolt), it needed another twist, and this screw twists wierd you have to mess about to get it in correctly.