Subaru STi TIMING BELT Automobile Parts User Manual


 
7
Install the automatic belt tension adjuster assembly and belt
idler
CAUTION:
• Always use a vertical type pressing tool to
move the adjuster rod down.
• Do not use a lateral type vise.
• Push the adjuster rod vertically.
• Be sure to slowly move the adjuster rod down
applying a pressure of 294 N (30 kgf, 66 lb).
• Press-in the push adjuster rod gradually taking
more than three minutes.
• Do not allow press pressure to exceed 9,807
N (1,000 kgf, 2,205 lb).
• Press the adjuster rod as far as the end surface
of the cylinder. Do not press the adjuster
rod into the cylinder. Doing so may damage the
cylinder.
• Do not release the press pressure until stopper
pin is completely inserted.
(1) Attach the automatic belt tension adjuster
assembly to the vertical pressing tool.
(2) Slowly move the adjuster rod down with a
pressure of 294 N (30 kgf, 66 lb) until the adjuster
rod is aligned with the stopper pin hole in the
cylinder.
(3) With a 2 mm (0.08 in) dia. stopper pin or a 2
mm (0.08 in) (nominal) dia. hex bar wrench inserted
into the stopper pin hole in the cylinder,
secure the adjuster rod.