Help With Idler Tensioner

[sinistaGTR]

Hey guys,

look just speaking to my mechanic very breifly my rebuild is being done. he said i needed a idle tensioner for my timing belt, i have no idea at all what it is or looks like. he said he can get them for $160+gst. now is this a good price, can i get one somewhere cheaper. and what the hell does it do can someone please help im lost here.........

[Adriano]

Auto one or repco, about $45

Hey guys,

look just speaking to my mechanic very breifly my rebuild is being done. he said i needed a idle tensioner for my timing belt, i have no idea at all what it is or looks like. he said he can get them for $160+gst. now is this a good price, can i get one somewhere cheaper. and what the hell does it do can someone please help im lost here.........

[sinistaGTR]

thanks mate that seems better and is there just the one, and im right in calling it an idle tensioner nothing special i need to look for

[R31Nismoid]

There are two.

You can get em from Nissan, they are extremely important to replacethem both

[Roy]

One is about $40, the other is $220 Yioy can get them from a bearign supply company, i couldnt have been bothered perhaps being supplied the wrong one as when i spoke to them there was some confusion over the correct part number for my car...so $220 was actually cheap as i know its the right one

[Godzilla32]

There are two.

You can get em from Nissan, they are extremely important to replacethem both

Nissan charge a bomb for them, best to go to BSC. There is another past thread that covers exactly this. It also has part numbers. They are for the RB26 though, not sure if they are all the same. Do a search. By the way there is a idler pulley and a tensioner pulley. Two separate parts

Deren

Edited September 27, 2006 by Godzilla32

[sinistaGTR]

ok thanks heaps this info is good is there anything else i need to watch out for, im getting pistons, head gasket, race bearing, timing belt now the idle tensioner.......anything else lol

[benl1981]

this will save you some money. Get them sent from Syd or find someone with a similar price in Ads

There is an idler and a tensioner (2 seperate things)

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...mp;hl=tensioner

[SXR]

Tensioner - will cost around $45 (you can get them every where)

Idler - expensive and hard to get (nissan will charge around $230)

[Godzilla32]

Like i said i got both from BSC for around 120-140

[benl1981]

Idler ~$48

Tensioner ~$28

Genuine NSK...

Call bearing industries. click that lkink above with all the info

[SXR]

Idler ~$48

Tensioner ~$28

Genuine NSK...

Call bearing industries. click that lkink above with all the info

Damn, awesome price

is that complete? won't need to press the bearings out?

[benl1981]

Complete with pulleys!!

No pressing required

[Roy]

Beauty of having an RB25 is that ppl can actually give you the part numbers. No one was able to conform the RB20...so i shoudl post up what the RB20 number is considering the Nissan one is stamped/from NSK

[Cubes]

Bl4ck32 and myself ran 2 tensioners. They are locking tensioners so once locked up they are essentially idlers.

The idlers were the expensive suckers. Tensioners were cheap.

Either that or press out the old bearings and drop in a new, cheapest way out.

Be sure to also replace the $2 tensioner/idler stud.

I think I actually have a new/reco'd tensioner laying around.

Its also interesting to note... Holden's RB30 tensioners are exactly the same apart from the fact they are tight arses and only used 1 bearing compared to nissan running 2 side by side.

[Craved]

Joel , where did you get the studs from?

might as well replace mine along with the bearings on the rb30

[GTRgeoff]

Yes, buy replacement Bolts. Make sure they are high grade (8.8 minimum) as a couple of failures have resulted fom snapped bolts.

Troy, aren't all RB tensioners and idlers the same?

[sinistaGTR]

Just ordered them from bearing industries said they sell heaps of them, thanks very much guys and just ordered all new studs, bolts and washers from main north nissan here in adelaide cost me $15.30 all up for genuine nissan parts.

Edited September 27, 2006 by sinistagtst

[benl1981]

Good saving Dan.

Just of note:

I didn't bother with the bolts and idlers after trying to order through Nissan (they required chassis no. etc). Spoke to their mechanics and parts people - they said they never bother replacing if they look in good condition. You can see if the thread looks bad. Unless they come loose then they shouldn't be subject to load anywhere near there tensile or endurance limit.

[Craved]

process for removing the stud from the block ..

anyone got a nice easy way to do it ?