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Hey again guys, i know ive asked alot of questions lately but one more has come up. When i first took off the cam belt tensioner it was quite dry/free spinning to rotate. Now that i put sum lube in it, it seems to have gotten smoother and quieter when i spin it. Im curious how do i know if i should replace it? And do i have to replace the spring? Or how do i tell if i need to?

Many thanks,

Deren

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nissan charge a sh*t load for the tensioner and idler. They wanted about $120 for tensioner and 250 for the ideler I think.

Search around for part numbers. I posted a thred in here with the part numbers and where to get them cheap. Then checkif RB26 has same part number..

good luck

Hi Deren,

When I did mine I replaced tensioner and idler bearings, water pump and the timing belt at the same time. I also replaced the Idler bolt and the tensioner stud as they sometimes break.

I got the bearings from Bearing Wholesalers in Bayswater, the pump from Bursons (it is the same as VL commodore - some say that there is a difference but only the RB20 is different from the VL commodore) and the belt from Nissan in Oakley. Shop around a few Nissan dealers for the belt as I was quoted up to $120 but eventually got it for $80.

Total cost for the whole job was about $350.

Cheers.

Just posting these details as the search on this forum just sux now. Can't go past a couple of months.

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Idler: NSK 56TB 2801 B01

Tensioner: NSK 60TB 0683 EA7L 806

Now I spoke to Steve when I got mine there and they were only about $120 for the pair. They apparently had hundreds in the warehouse.

is it hard to replace the idler stud? How do you get it out?

I didnt bother with mine nor the tensioner bolt. Went to nissan and they said it would be a hassle to get it. Also showed the bolt to the service team there and they said they would never replace a bolt like that.

The bolt is only going to snap if the bearing siezes etc which puts all the load on the bolt...something eventually has to give..new or old stud I think would be the same issue!

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