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    Belt tensioner >> stripped@@*.* << mounting bracket

    Thx for the idle pulley tip! ~Saved
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    Belt tensioner >> stripped@@*.* << mounting bracket

    I meant the whole belt tensioner...the ones I bought have had a lame spring that outlast the bearing. Found one on Amazon with a 5yr warranty. Ordering that, and an affordable Time Sert (single size kit) for $20. Making sure I get the correct bolt as my Dad used a 8.8 (good for timing belt bt...
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    Belt tensioner >> stripped@@*.* << mounting bracket

    Who makes the longest lasting belt tensioner pulleys? ^.^ The CRD has a stupid weak design. Cheap weak spring idk man it ***** tho
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    Grey smoke - lots of it!

    The upgraded glow plugs make it run better...or I just see how it supposed to sound with all injectors firing properly at last. Mos def PB-Blaster to remove, just to be safe. Especially in the wetter climates.
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    Belt tensioner bolt stripped

    Time-sert sounds like it will work! I would consider the Helicoil which is better than the Redneck idea my dad had that may have worked...but yeah. Thanks for the suggestion. I was about to start the salvage yard hunt for a donor.
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    Belt tensioner bolt stripped

    Is it possible to bypass the tensioner pulley and put another one somewhere? The bolt/mounting bracket is stripped on mine.
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    Belt tensioner >> stripped@@*.* << mounting bracket

    Mounting bracket not made OEM in US...but maybe somewhere else like Russia eastern Europe....anyone know?
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    Belt tensioner >> stripped@@*.* << mounting bracket

    So here's a Tim Taylor moment. Doing my own glow plugs. I leave my torque wrench suspended against the råd hose overnight. The bolt* ended up breaking when the belt was set and I was finally done, glow plug upgrade a sucess....but yeah. *.* Pops extracted it...the new bolt...idk how, didnt...

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