URLACHER54
SHO Member
can you use any other type of serpentine belt tensioner from any other ford or just the one for this car. 94 sho atx 3.2
belt tensioner 2
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K-Dawg
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Nope, SHO specific. And it has to be from an ATX.
SHOtimer
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URLACHER54 said:
Is the tensioner bad or just the pulley?
In the WTB section their are plenty of parts vendor's that I'm sure would have an abundance of these.
Doug
URLACHER54
SHO Member
oh yea its bad, i dropped a bolt couldnt find it and when i started the car i found it. it fell behind the tensioner and got stuck some how and shattered the tensioner.
etc1006
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There was an ATX at Crazy Rays on RT1 in Jessup a couple of weeks ago when I went for my swaybar link...
If a junkyard will sell you just the tensioner, make sure you remove it yourself. When you do, you have to be very careful.
The tensioner bolts to a bracket, which in turn bolts to the engine block. On the backside of the tensioner (the side that mates to the bracket) is a "******" that also inserts into a hole in the bracket.
Ford, in it's infinite wisdom, made the tensioner aluminum, and the bracket cast iron/steel. Put these 2 together, and you get corrosion.
So once you take off the big bolt that holds on the tensioner, the tensioner might remain in place, even after the bolt is removed. That's because the ****** is stuck in there. Many people don't realize it and will tap the tensioner with something in order to free it. But all that does is break the dowel pin/******.
So when removing it, i'd spray wd-40 down the back first (if you can reach it), And when you finally go to remove it, don't wiggle it, but try instead to pull it straight out.
I'd be careful to ask anybody selling one if the ****** is still intact before purchasing it. It's easy to take it off the car, not realizing you broke off the dowel pin.
The tensioner bolts to a bracket, which in turn bolts to the engine block. On the backside of the tensioner (the side that mates to the bracket) is a "******" that also inserts into a hole in the bracket.
Ford, in it's infinite wisdom, made the tensioner aluminum, and the bracket cast iron/steel. Put these 2 together, and you get corrosion.
So once you take off the big bolt that holds on the tensioner, the tensioner might remain in place, even after the bolt is removed. That's because the ****** is stuck in there. Many people don't realize it and will tap the tensioner with something in order to free it. But all that does is break the dowel pin/******.
So when removing it, i'd spray wd-40 down the back first (if you can reach it), And when you finally go to remove it, don't wiggle it, but try instead to pull it straight out.
I'd be careful to ask anybody selling one if the ****** is still intact before purchasing it. It's easy to take it off the car, not realizing you broke off the dowel pin.
CerberuS
300 HP N/A SHO
djcannon said:
etc1006
New Member
Yep, mine doesn't have the full ****** left on it... More of a nub now. I found it like this when I did the water pump. Still enough left to index the tensioner. When I get more $ and time ,now that I am starting a new job this week, I'm prolly gonna re-do it. I'm scratching my head on how to get the piece out of the hole....
URLACHER54
SHO Member
etc1006 said:
went to crazy rays in jessup yesterday and they only had 2 mtx shos there a blue and red
etc1006
New Member
Sorry, I couldn't remember if they were both MTX or not... A bad day at the jy is always better than a good day at work though! Right? I'd love to score the exhaust off the red one... They have another yard off 695 around exit 2 or 3 I think. On Ft. Smallwood road maybe, I'll have to look at the paper. Then another yard in Mt Airy about halfway to Frederick from Balto...
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etc1006
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Getting a drill in there might be a bear though. A dremel with a good bit would prolly do it though. I'll be keeping my eyes out for a tensioner. Til then mine is torqued down real good.djcannon said:
etc1006 said:
You'll need an angle drill:
http://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k...rent=AngleDrill.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1
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