4-cylinder Ranger timing belt tensioner spring replacement

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NeedForSpeed3685 - 18 Dec 2006 18:21 GMT

After replacing the head gasket and everything above it, I have come to
the final steps in re-assembly before I light the fires. However, I
spent an hour yesterday trying to get the timing belt tensioner spring
back on without breaking my knuckles. I ended up with a lot of bruises
and cuts, and no tensioned timing belt.

Is there a special tool I can rent/buy that provides tension to this
small torsion spring? Does anyone have any advice for reinstalling the
tensioner spring?

Copy and past this URL for an image of the tensioner spring:
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/Images/S/171-38.GIF

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ds549@webtv.net - 19 Dec 2006 21:56 GMT

might post the year and the engine.

http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm

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Paul Brown - 26 Dec 2006 06:31 GMT

>After replacing the head gasket and everything above it, I have come to
>the final steps in re-assembly before I light the fires. However, I
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>Copy and past this URL for an image of the tensioner spring:
>http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/Images/S/171-38.GIF

There is a proper tool for this job. I did a 83 Ranger with a 2.3 four
banger once a long time back. I thought I might have left the bottom
adjustment screw out of the tensioner and let the spring take up most
of it's tension, so it would slip behind the pin easier. Then I used a
version of the below tool to rotate the tensioner into position to
reinsert the bolt on the slotted part of the tensioner. Force it
farther back and tighter the adjustment bolt to hold it and then
install the belt. The cost was a little too high for my budget at the
time but having looked at how the tool worked. I made my own version
of it and it worked fine. Of course I forgot what I did to make it.
The tool you are looking for if it's a 2.3 liter is "T74P-6254-A"
Timing Belt Tensioner Wrench. Your looking at around $100.00 to buy
one. If you have a autozone around you may be able to see if they rent
such a tool, as they rent alot of different specialty tools. A Haynes
repair manual will explain it in good enough detail for us do it
yourselfers.

Here's a web page of what tool looks like in usage.
http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/0
b/90/48/0900823d800b9048.jsp

Tool can be found here.
http://www.etoolcart.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=125

Good luck
Paul

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