Retracting the CCT the easy way.

[limey]

Hope this helps.https://youtu.be/lbrOPojnUMw

 

[RED CAT]

Wow. Looks easy. Looks can be deceiving.

 

[limey]

Wow. Looks easy. Looks can be deceiving.

It is easy.

 

[snakebitten]

Aren't yaw down the street from each other?

I'd drop in on Limey and "watch" him show me.

 

[jbrown]

It seems possible to me that any method of retracting the tensioner that applies a significant amount of force may accelerate wear and could lead to an early failure down the road. (Just thinking through my keyboard...)

 

[RonH]

The procedure works real fine, just take it easy on applying the impact, no need to spin 2000rpm. I tried it today on my old 2012 tensioner just to see how it worked. It retracted easily, but the problem is any socket used is to big OD, and the tensioner rod is not pushed back quite far enough to clip on the retaining clip. I found a plastic tube exactly correct size to just hold onto the end of the tensioner rod, and adapted it to a 3/8 drive socket. Now the idea works perfect, takes 20 seconds to retract and clip. Alternate idea would be a drill instead of the impact. Either one does the job fine. Main thing is the socket and rubber shown needs improved. Not hard to make your own custom tool.
Thanks for the idea.

 

[Tenman]

wish i knew that 2 years ago.

 

[RonH]

Actually after making a homemade tool driven by a 3/8" impact, I found today that turning the air to about 75psi, using the impact and my homemade tool I could retract and clip a tensioner in under 5 seconds. I'm awaiting my new 17 ES, so be a little while down the road before I need to use the procedure though.

 

[scott123007]

Actually after making a homemade tool driven by a 3/8" impact, I found today that turning the air to about 75psi, using the impact and my homemade tool I could retract and clip a tensioner in under 5 seconds. I'm awaiting my new 17 ES, so be a little while down the road before I need to use the procedure though.

Oh wait, isn't a 3/8" air impact one of them thar "automatics" yur such a fan of? ::025::