Brand new to the forums and I have done hours of research on this to no avail. I have a 2003 Protege5 2.0 and Im in the middle of replacing water pump and timing belt and have an issue with the tensioner spring.
After aligning all my timing marks up and installing the belt and pulleys my manual says to tighten the tensioner bolt and rotate 2 turns on the crank and to loosen the tension bolt and allow it to set tension on the belt. My spring never moves. I've tried rotating the crank with the bolt tightened and loose and the spring never stretches. I have tried putting an Allen key in the tensioner and turned it towards the firewall stretching the spring and putting tension on the belt and then tightening the bolt. The spring goes to it's rest position always.
I turn the crank and the spring never stretches. I know that the spring is what puts tension on the belt. I'm at total loss here. Someone please help
I should mention that the tensioner pulley and spring are brand new
After aligning all my timing marks up and installing the belt and pulleys my manual says to tighten the tensioner bolt and rotate 2 turns on the crank and to loosen the tension bolt and allow it to set tension on the belt. My spring never moves. I've tried rotating the crank with the bolt tightened and loose and the spring never stretches. I have tried putting an Allen key in the tensioner and turned it towards the firewall stretching the spring and putting tension on the belt and then tightening the bolt. The spring goes to it's rest position always.
I turn the crank and the spring never stretches. I know that the spring is what puts tension on the belt. I'm at total loss here. Someone please help
I should mention that the tensioner pulley and spring are brand new