beefey

So I'm doing my timing belts on my 88' 944 turbo. I cannnnnnnot figure out a way to get this timing belt tensioner back in. The spring is too strong. I cannot all at once get that bolt to line up with the spring hat I cannot get it square at the same time to fit onto that dowel. There has got to be some kinda trick to get this thing back on. I've recruited half the neighboorhood and we cannot muscle it on.

How do I do it? Please someone speak from experience how do I achieve this?

Thank you,
Beefey

mortymower

Did you take the tensioner apart, or did you unbolt the three nuts on the block and remove the entire assembly from the block.

BGA9512

It sounds like you took the tensioner apart instead of taking it off. Removing and replacing the tensioner is fairly easy, except for one or two nuts that are awkwardly placed.

beefey

I'm retarded, after hours of scratchin my head the auto-tensioner is a two part unit and I simply had one of the parts and not the backing plate which is tucked up in there pretty good. That spring would have been nearly impossible to get back in there with the back plate still in the car... This is what I thought my tensioner was entirely composed of...

Thanks for your help,
Beefey

BGA9512

Sometimes the KAT parts catalog diagrams are useful for guidance. You're not retarded, this is how we gain experience. Next time will be real easy.

How is your project coming along?