cam belt tensioners

[citronut]

i discoverd a tensioner for curent cit's/pugs OE No. 0829.17 cross's over to a GSF part No. of 132F10010,
there price is £12 quid each,

some companys sell GS/A tensioners for around £36 quid each,

regards malcolm

[macplaxton]

Thanks for the heads-up there Malcolm.

How often would you do them? I can't remember off the top of my head, and I think I might need to do it sooner rather than later.

[citronut]

the GS im fitting them to at the moment had been standing for around 7 years in frogy land,
then bought over here were somone fitted cam belt and told the new owner he had to fit one second hand tensioner, as the original one was to baddly rusted,

whilst i have got it all striped down to do the oil leaks i found that both tentioners have very rusty surface's, and the bearings are very noisey ,
pluss the retainning nuts had never been undone in a month of sundays,
so they must have prised the old belt off and new back on

also i removed the crank case breather to clean the mesh and found the retaining spring was only about a third of its corect length, so it was rattling around not doing out,

regards malcolm

[macplaxton]

57.0 x 24.0 x 24.0

PSA 0829.17
GSF 132F10010
SKF VKM12200
DAYCO ATB2240

Seems to be a part in common with some Fiats too?

[citronut]

thats what the guy at GSF said they have it listed as,

thats because some F*A*S use PSA enginse,

regards malcolm