Rebuilding the LT5 Belt Tensioner Using Guts from L98 Tensioner

[albeR/To]

Originally Posted by Ccmano

Dave.... your Facebook link is down. Where can we find the more complete instructions you posted there?
Thanks
H

Yep, facebook link is definitely down.
I'm ordering the parts to rebuild my tensioner and these infos/pics might come handy.

[tiegsd]

Great post, going to have to do this soon, super helpful!

[Erik]

Looks like Dave hasn't been on in a few months. I hope all is ok with him. Anyone know him in the outside world?

[A1990]

I will reach out to David


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[ManPro]

I attempted this tensioner rebuild and cracked my back casing on the factory LT5 Tensioner while trying to tap the fresh tension spring in. I've called all around and nobody has a used/core available for sale.

I just installed a slew of new parts including injectors, radiator, ignition coils, starter, cam sensor, and knock sensor to get my ZR-1 Back up and running and now I'm dead in the water since I can't get a replacement tensioner.

Can anyone give me some guidance on how to compress the spring to fit in into the housing? I'm trying to practice installing the spring back in the L98 Donor Part casing, and I've used a vice, and a set of 20" Pliers to try and compress it and no matter what I do I can't get it compressed enough to fit back into the casing...

[davids1978]

Originally Posted by ManPro

I attempted this tensioner rebuild and cracked my back casing on the factory LT5 Tensioner while trying to tap the fresh tension spring in. I've called all around and nobody has a used/core available for sale.

I just installed a slew of new parts including injectors, radiator, ignition coils, starter, cam sensor, and knock sensor to get my ZR-1 Back up and running and now I'm dead in the water since I can't get a replacement tensioner.

Can anyone give me some guidance on how to compress the spring to fit in into the housing? I'm trying to practice installing the spring back in the L98 Donor Part casing, and I've used a vice, and a set of 20" Pliers to try and compress it and no matter what I do I can't get it compressed enough to fit back into the casing...

I just finished rebuilding my tensioner with these instructions and a L98 tensioner purchased from Amazon - fairly straightforward task.

ManPro - I ended up putting the spring in a vice with half of the width of the spring exposed. This allowed me to compress it enough to get the cover started. Once you get it started you can remove it from the vice and use a pair of channel grips to fully seat the spring.

[ZBrink]

Does anyone have the current part # for the L98 tensioner? Everyone seems to be out of stock of the Dayco 89298 which makes me think it may have been discontinued. Or, does anyone know of another tensioner that has the same "guts"?

[secondchance]

Originally Posted by ZBrink

Does anyone have the current part # for the L98 tensioner? Everyone seems to be out of stock of the Dayco 89298 which makes me think it may have been discontinued. Or, does anyone know of another tensioner that has the same "guts"?

A bit pricey but?
https://www.ecklers.com/1988-1991-co...B&gclsrc=aw.ds

[geezer]

Ecklers claim this to be correct for LT5. Can anyone confirm this??
(Ecklers current in-stock tensioner does NOT fit the LT5, you can however use the guts to rebuild yours - ZBrink)

[secondchance]

Originally Posted by secondchance

A bit pricey but?
https://www.ecklers.com/1988-1991-co...B&gclsrc=aw.ds

Link I posted is pulleys for L98.