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3.17.18 CHECKING AND COUPLING
OF MECHANICAL TENSIONER
TO ENGINE
The mechanical tensioner consists in:
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. a piston;
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. a spring;
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. a support;
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. a cap
Make sure the piston shows no signs of abnormal
meshing.
Insert the piston into the support and push it until
it sticks out of the edge of the support by approxi-
mately 1 millimetre.
Insert the tensioner support in the specific seat on
the cylinder, tightening it at a torque of 25Nm and
push the piston towards the front of the engine.
25Nm
1 mm
