idathemann

on my '02 Rubicon,,,,,is there a way I could tell that it is bad or not?

I have the tensioner out right now because through some very helpful people I have been able to narrow some noise I was hearing down to the cam chain slapping around.

I took the tensioner out and it seems to be solid with no springiness to it at all,,,is this normal?

Id@

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toodeep

you should be able to take a small flat head screwdriver and turn the adjuster part on the inside of the adjuster, should always spring back out.

Ida_Mann

I'll go give that a shot.

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Ida_Mann

ok,,,,,I couldn't push it in with my hand, but if I turned the screw I could tighten it down to retract it,,,,,if I let the screw go it would snap back to an extended position.

is this right?

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toodeep

that's right, it's working correctly

Ida_Mann

dang,,,,,I was kinda hoping it was bad so I could try that before breaking the engine apart for a cam chain replacement.

thanks for the quick reply.

Id@

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