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Old 10-06-2011, 08:02 PM
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Unhappy Re: Olds Alero Valve Cover Gasket Replacement... What the?! (What is wrong here?)

Okay... this is not fun. All I have to do is get the timing chain and cam shaft sprockets back on.... you'd think it would be easy but I can't get the last sprocket on and thanks to this descriptive Chilton diagram (attached), I do not know where the tensioner is... I have a bad feeling I may need to loosen the chain.

When I removed the sprockets would the tensioner have tightened up more or does the chain tensioner not work like a belt tensioner where the spring puts tension on the belt.

What I imagine is that now the spring is free and when I try to get that sprocket back on I am fighting the spring. Does anyone know how I should complete this work? I would appreciate any help... I am feeling like pushing this car in front of a train (since we don't have cliffs where I live).

ATTACHED: A diagram missing #3... the chain tensioner... where is it!??!
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2001 Subaru Outback H6 3.0L Engine, Automatic Trans.
2000 Olds Alero, 2.4L Engine, Automatic Trans.
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