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award · 05-17-2011, 05:33 PM

I'm new here guys and I have a couple questions for you.

I have a 2005 rincon bought new in 2006. Currently I have 2025 miles on it and in the last month started hearing the intermitant ticky noise right under the exhaust pipe where it mounts on the motor. I did a little research and found that sometimes the left tensioner goes bad. Well, I pulled mine off and wiped it down. Should the plunger push in and then push back out under spring pressure? Mine does not budge at all. I notice there is a screw in the center hole. Is that an adjustment screw and if so which way do you turn it to adjust the distance the plunger should comes out? Do you think the guide is bad?

If the tensioner should move in and out, is it possible to take this down and replace the spring?

Thanks!!!!

award · 05-17-2011, 05:35 PM

OK, I took the part and pushed really hard on a table top and the plunger will go in but it does not do this smoothly. Also, it does come back out by itself but this action is definately not fluent. Thoughts?

**toodeep** · 05-17-2011, 06:11 PM

Welcome. It should go out by itself but not in. If you was able to push it in, it is bad.

award · 05-17-2011, 06:18 PM

well, if i rest the plunger on the table and push it won't budge. but if i sorta tap/smash it with my upper body weight on it then it pushes in and comes back out. not fluently though. can it be taken apart and maybe the spring be replaced?

sspeckerwood · 05-17-2011, 06:32 PM

welcome to the forum, u this site i'm posting up will have any parts u need. if u cant find it there then its probably sold as a whole assembly.... PARTS LOOKUP

award · 05-17-2011, 06:39 PM

Thanks for the input on the parts. While waiting for responses, I found that hondapartsnation dot com has the left tensioner for $65 and the tensioner for $35.

So the lifter tensioner should not be able to be pushed in? What about taking it apart and replacing the spring? What is the screw for in the center hole between the mount screws? Do I have to replace the tensioner along with the external lifter tensioner?

sspeckerwood · 05-17-2011, 06:47 PM

is that the actual part number? its located in the tranny? i'm gonna try to get u some pics from my manual

sspeckerwood · 05-17-2011, 06:52 PM

hey friend, hit active topics. then goto 2011 honda rincon manual. that'll have everything u need to know. download it to ur computer. better hang on to it to

TXTee · 05-17-2011, 07:25 PM

Welcome to the forum and good luck with the tensioner job. Here's to hoping it doesn't need to be replaced but at least you've got parts, manual, and the forum.

award · 05-17-2011, 07:30 PM

Can I take the tensioner lifter apart and check the spring for binding or being broke? If so, can I get a replacement spring? The parts breakdown on the sites don't show the internals.
Thanks

05-17-2011, 05:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
award Honda Rider Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 12	2005 rincon problem I'm new here guys and I have a couple questions for you. I have a 2005 rincon bought new in 2006. Currently I have 2025 miles on it and in the last month started hearing the intermitant ticky noise right under the exhaust pipe where it mounts on the motor. I did a little research and found that sometimes the left tensioner goes bad. Well, I pulled mine off and wiped it down. Should the plunger push in and then push back out under spring pressure? Mine does not budge at all. I notice there is a screw in the center hole. Is that an adjustment screw and if so which way do you turn it to adjust the distance the plunger should comes out? Do you think the guide is bad? If the tensioner should move in and out, is it possible to take this down and replace the spring? Thanks!!!!

05-17-2011, 06:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
sspeckerwood Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: tooele, ut Posts: 8,777	welcome to the forum, u this site i'm posting up will have any parts u need. if u cant find it there then its probably sold as a whole assembly.... PARTS LOOKUP __________________ 2012 TRX500FM FOREMAN. SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD QUAD BOSS REAR SEAT 26" SWAMPLITES KFI #3000 WINCH HOT GRIPS HEATED GRIPS & THUMB WARMER HONDA ALUMINUM A-ARM GUARDS 00' FOREMAN 450es HIGH LIFTER SPRINGS FRONT & REAR MAXXIS TIRES OFF A 2012 FOREMAN 500 SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD http://www.flickr.com/photos/sspeckerwood/ http://www.youtube.com/user/sspeckerwood Official hondaforeman.com stickers IF YOU WOULD LIKE OFFICIAL HONDAFOREMAN.COM STICKERS PM ME.

05-17-2011, 06:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
sspeckerwood Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: tooele, ut Posts: 8,777	is that the actual part number? its located in the tranny? i'm gonna try to get u some pics from my manual __________________ 2012 TRX500FM FOREMAN. SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD QUAD BOSS REAR SEAT 26" SWAMPLITES KFI #3000 WINCH HOT GRIPS HEATED GRIPS & THUMB WARMER HONDA ALUMINUM A-ARM GUARDS 00' FOREMAN 450es HIGH LIFTER SPRINGS FRONT & REAR MAXXIS TIRES OFF A 2012 FOREMAN 500 SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD http://www.flickr.com/photos/sspeckerwood/ http://www.youtube.com/user/sspeckerwood Official hondaforeman.com stickers IF YOU WOULD LIKE OFFICIAL HONDAFOREMAN.COM STICKERS PM ME.

05-17-2011, 06:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
sspeckerwood Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: tooele, ut Posts: 8,777	hey friend, hit active topics. then goto 2011 honda rincon manual. that'll have everything u need to know. download it to ur computer. better hang on to it to __________________ 2012 TRX500FM FOREMAN. SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD QUAD BOSS REAR SEAT 26" SWAMPLITES KFI #3000 WINCH HOT GRIPS HEATED GRIPS & THUMB WARMER HONDA ALUMINUM A-ARM GUARDS 00' FOREMAN 450es HIGH LIFTER SPRINGS FRONT & REAR MAXXIS TIRES OFF A 2012 FOREMAN 500 SSPECKERWOOD 3RD HEADLIGHT MOD http://www.flickr.com/photos/sspeckerwood/ http://www.youtube.com/user/sspeckerwood Official hondaforeman.com stickers IF YOU WOULD LIKE OFFICIAL HONDAFOREMAN.COM STICKERS PM ME.

05-17-2011, 07:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
TXTee Honda Red Wing Rider Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,060	Welcome to the forum and good luck with the tensioner job. Here's to hoping it doesn't need to be replaced but at least you've got parts, manual, and the forum. __________________ Gone - no time for childish people or games

05-17-2011, 05:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
award Honda Rider Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 12	OK, I took the part and pushed really hard on a table top and the plunger will go in but it does not do this smoothly. Also, it does come back out by itself but this action is definately not fluent. Thoughts?

05-17-2011, 06:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
toodeep Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: south dakota Posts: 6,653	Welcome. It should go out by itself but not in. If you was able to push it in, it is bad.

05-17-2011, 06:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
award Honda Rider Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 12	well, if i rest the plunger on the table and push it won't budge. but if i sorta tap/smash it with my upper body weight on it then it pushes in and comes back out. not fluently though. can it be taken apart and maybe the spring be replaced?

05-17-2011, 06:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
award Honda Rider Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 12	Thanks for the input on the parts. While waiting for responses, I found that hondapartsnation dot com has the left tensioner for $65 and the tensioner for $35. So the lifter tensioner should not be able to be pushed in? What about taking it apart and replacing the spring? What is the screw for in the center hole between the mount screws? Do I have to replace the tensioner along with the external lifter tensioner?

05-17-2011, 07:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
award Honda Rider Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 12	Can I take the tensioner lifter apart and check the spring for binding or being broke? If so, can I get a replacement spring? The parts breakdown on the sites don't show the internals. Thanks

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