I dismantled my timing chain tensioner and now I want to reassemble it. Actually, I already did reassemble it but I want to make sure I did it correctly. Correct me if I'm wrong but I:

1. Put the fat spring in the housing.

2. Put the screw-like thing (except it's not a screw cuz it has no thread) inside the slender spring.

3. Put the slender spring inside the hollow screw.

4. Put the slender spring assembly into the piston and screw the hollow screw into the piston, holding everything in place. (Is the screw supposed to stay tight in there or should it be lubricated and free to move?)

5. Put the piston into the housing and press down (against the fat spring) until you have enough clearance to set the pin.


Do the internals of the TCT need to be pre-lubed before assembly?

 

Did you rebuild it, or were you having TCT related noises? Hell id just put anew one in there.

 

Search for a post from Billman250 in this forum...he's got some detailed pics.

 

I switched out my TCT a couple years ago. I've had the old one laying around in pieces and decided to put it back together. I've heard people say that's it's difficult to put back together once the piston is sprung, but it seemd pretty easy to me. That's what scares me...

 

It should be pretty tough to get the piston compressed to the point where you're able to insert the pin.

 

Should the screw be stuck inside the piston or should it move in and out easily? My screw stayed stuck in and I just had to fight the big spring to get the piston compressed.

 

Maybe this will help

 

you def did it wrong if all you had to do was push the piston in, in order to get the piston to retract you have to open to rear cover and remove the small screw and use a bolt to turn the screw to retract the piston. I'll try to find Billmans picture.

 

 

Ah, I wondered what that screw was for. So when the TCT is operating the corkscrew is constantly turning?