[Vwdiesel] Help! '04 TDI tensioner trouble

[Bryan Belman]

I got my kit from IDParts and had LOTS of issues with the new style timing belt 
tensioner.  Believe me.  It is not who you get it from, but understanding the 
process involved to put the belt on.  I was also told I should have left the 
belt roller, the thing below the tensioner, off, until last, that makes it 
easier to get the belt on when you do not have the belt tensioner pre-set or 
pre-loaded with tension.
I should have warned you Shawn, they give you a pin as if you can Pre-tension 
the thing on the bench in a vise and once it is in place on the stud, your belt 
is on, you just pull the pin and "bing", all done.
Well, that is not how it went for me.  Toss the pin, you can not pre-tension the 
thing on a bench.
you have to get it all on and then use a 6mm hex wrench or it should have the 2 
holes for the old fashion belt tensioner handle in order to turn the inner base 
and move the arrow to the tension range it needs to point to on the backing 
plate, it has a gap in it that you need to move the arrow up to.  This sets the 
proper tension and it will move when you tighten down the nut, so go back and 
check it.

My belt would SING a very high pitched sing when de-accelerating using the 
engine to brake, the belt, I am told, is too tight and that is why it sings.
I just recently when back in and cranked the tension down, below the recommended 
tension range and so far I have not heard the belt Singing, but it would not 
happen all the time for some reason even though I would drive the car the same 
way??????

 Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
70 Type 1 stock Beetle -- Running :-) 




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From: travis gottschalk <tgott at hotmail.com>
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Sent: Mon, October 25, 2010 2:27:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Help! '04 TDI tensioner trouble


Who did you get the timing belt kit from. Does it also include the bolts and 
water pump. I bought my kit from Dieselgeek.com and didn't have any issue and 
they come highly recommended. idparts.com is another good place. Sounds like you 
got something from someone named Prothe.  

> Installing the TB kit on my '04 Jetta, the new tensioner appears to be
> weaker than the original (both are Litens, but the original has a VW part #)
> as follows:
> 
> The material for centre hub is crap pot metal - the hex key is stripped
> after two attempts! OEM is much harder material.
> 
> The metal tab which fits in slot just bends and pops out of the slot when I
> try to tension to correct amount. I am keeping the 15mm nut snug as possible
> while tensioning to keep it flat against engine, but the soft metal tab arm
> just twists!
> 
> I fear I have just ruined a new tensioner with very little effort. Am I
> doing something wrong? I'm following the guide for BEW engine at
> myturbodiesel.com
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -- 
> Shawn Wright
> 
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