What Tool Is Used To Adjust The Cambelt Tensioners?

[macaroni 17 1 Cars]

Hey up!

 

I'm struggling to find anything I can stick in the square holes in my tensioners to adjust the cambelt.

 

What do people usually use for this?

 

My 3/8" and 1/4" sockets don't fit.

 

Cheers,

 

Antony

[welshpug 1,626]

8mm square bar that comes in a timing belt tool kit, or sump plug key.

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

I ground a square end to the shaft of an old bolt.

[Richie-Van-GTi 70 2 Cars]

Sump plug tool from draper is perfect. I have in the past used a chunky screw driver bit from an impact driver diagonally.

[macaroni 17 1 Cars]

Thanks chaps. I found I had a sump plug tool, so used that on the front tensioner.

It won't fit between the rear tensioner and the inner wing, so I tightened that one as tight as it would go and am adjusting the tension using the front tensioner.

 

Please flame me if I'm doing that all wrong!

[Tom Fenton 1,526]

Ideally you need to keep equal tension over both tensioners, and try and keep the inlet and exhaust cam pulley holes evenly spaced over your locking pins.

 

If you wind all the tension on one side it will alter the cam timing.

[nixonmi16 4]

You could always use a house door handle shaft there 8mm and you can trim them to any size. about a £1.00 from b&q

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

You could always use a house door handle shaft there 8mm and you can trim them to any size. about a £1.00 from b&q

 

well bugger me ya learn sommats new every day lol would never have occured to me that.I paid about a tenner for a draper sump tool years ago and still got it now

[petert 554]

8mm allen key with two corners filed back.

[Stu 18]

8mm allen key with two corners filed back.

 

^^^^ Thats what i did! Useful for loads of stuff too..