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Old May 17, 2018 | 01:03 PM
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Anyone have a belt tensioner tool for sale?

Time to change the belt and I don't want to buy a tool just to use it once.

Anyone willing to rent one or I will buy it and sell it back for what I gave.
 
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Old May 17, 2018 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by TRAVR6
Time to change the belt and I don't want to buy a tool just to use it once.

Anyone willing to rent one or I will buy it and sell it back for what I gave.
Way MotorWorks.
 
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Old May 17, 2018 | 05:06 PM
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How good are you with wrenches? There are some recent posts on how to change the belt without the special tool, I will try finding them. I actually made my own using a wood clamp, some flat stock, piece of muffler pipe and some screws.

 
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Old May 17, 2018 | 07:13 PM
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Amazon Amazon

This is the one I bought, It's not super expensive, and I think it's a handy thing to have around.


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the second one is even cheaper ($30 shipped) you'd probably pay $20-$25 in shipping to ship the tool round trip from someone loaning to you and back.
 
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Old May 17, 2018 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Racingguy04
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the one I bought, It's not super expensive, and I think it's a handy thing to have around.


https://www.amazon.com/Cooper-Serpen...70_&dpSrc=srch


the second one is even cheaper ($30 shipped) you'd probably pay $20-$25 in shipping to ship the tool round trip from someone loaning to you and back.
That will work.
I didn't want to pay $75 for a tool I will likely use 1 time.
 
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Old May 17, 2018 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Racingguy04
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the one I bought, It's not super expensive, and I think it's a handy thing to have around.


https://www.amazon.com/Cooper-Serpen...70_&dpSrc=srch


the second one is even cheaper ($30 shipped) you'd probably pay $20-$25 in shipping to ship the tool round trip from someone loaning to you and back.

Used my Amazon points and nearly got it for free. Thanks.
 
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Old May 18, 2018 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Racingguy04
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the one I bought, It's not super expensive, and I think it's a handy thing to have around.


https://www.amazon.com/Cooper-Serpen...70_&dpSrc=srch


the second one is even cheaper ($30 shipped) you'd probably pay $20-$25 in shipping to ship the tool round trip from someone loaning to you and back.
I got the same one off eBay. So check there as well
 
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Old May 19, 2018 | 10:26 PM
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+1 For $30 I'm not going to mess around with lashups. The loads are pretty high and you don't want it getting away from you.
 
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Old May 21, 2018 | 05:45 PM
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I got mine from eBay as well.....was not all that expensive.....and yes, there is quite the load on the tensioner, use the correct tool
 
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