1999 Cadillac STS Timing chain tensioners

1999 CADILLAC STS
100,000 MILES • V8 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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SQUEEGEE4LIFE
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How do I get the timing chain tensioners to go back in? Is there a way of doing this without taking the timing chain cover off?

Replacing head gaskets!!!
I pressed slightly on the tesioners but they seemed tough to go back in.
Jan 26, 2010 at 5:45 PM
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FACTORYJACK
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You will need to remove the cover. There is a lever that is used to unlock them, and a pin is shoved in the hole to lock them fully retracted. When that pin is removed, then they spring into place. The pin can be a cotter pin, nail, anything, not a special tool.
Jan 26, 2010 at 9:41 PM
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