Belt tensioner?

[Forzfed]

My belt tensioner went on my high milage car.  Anyone no the best place to buy a new one? 

[daveismissing]

Good luck.
The guy that made those billet ones was more recently selling them on ebay for much less than the original group buy. I think they were actually canadian.
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edit: well at least his Mtl cousin is, I asked for some contact info

[daveismissing]

A reminder of the state of things:
http://www.ihadav8.com/forum/index.php?topic=4161.0

[Forzfed]

Good luck.
The guy that made those billet ones was more recently selling them on ebay for much less than the original group buy. I think they were actually canadian.
....
edit: well at least his Mtl cousin is, I asked for some contact info

Did you get any contact info?  Would be much appreciated!  I have a line on one for sure and possibly another.

[Scoobum]

I have a belt tensioner here that has an 'ear' broken off. Can it be welded back on? Sorry for the hijack.

[Forzfed]

Just spoke to one buddy and he said there was a guy in the city that rebuilds them.  He got him to do the one on his GN.

[Scoobum]

Just spoke to one buddy and he said there was a guy in the city that rebuilds them.  He got him to do the one on his GN.

At least we know where to send them.

[gusszgs]

I think Earl knows how to redo them. Just have to locate the right bearing

[Charlief1]

If it's just a bearing, Earl found a replacement for it. I think he posted the info in the how to section over at TB.com.

[Forzfed]

I think Earl knows how to redo them. Just have to locate the right bearing

If it was just the bearing then that would be no problem, but it isn't the bearing.

[daveismissing]

this was the ebay one - no current listing
http://www.ebay.com/itm/181611488945?rmvSB=true

[daveismissing]

this might be the group buy one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/86-87-BUICK-REGAL-GRAND-NATION-PONTIAC-89-TTA-Billet-Tensioner-w-out-pulley-/271884484673?hash=item3f4d940041

edit:
Yah pretty sure it is and they seem to distance themselves from the core mustang business

http://www.thumpracing.com/pr/index.htm

[Forzfed]

this might be the group buy one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/86-87-BUICK-REGAL-GRAND-NATION-PONTIAC-89-TTA-Billet-Tensioner-w-out-pulley-/271884484673?hash=item3f4d940041

edit:
Yah pretty sure it is and they seem to distance themselves from the core mustang business

http://www.thumpracing.com/pr/index.htm

I just bought that one!  And I'm going to have my old one rebuilt.  Sent him an offer last night, got it for a little bit less.

[earlbrown]

If it's just a bearing, Earl found a replacement for it. I think he posted the info in the how to section over at TB.com.

Pretty sure it was a ''how to'' on TBS.com. 

    Interesting trivia:  When I was trying to match them up it was after the cold war ended.  When I got the box of bearings they were some sort of package of military surplus from Russia.  The bearings were individually sealed and have the weird Russian letters on them with no normal numerals. 

Months later I tried to remember who I got them from so I could see what other cool stuff he might have liberated from some defunct base. 

 What's really cool is they also fit square body S10s, round body S10's, and Ford Exploders.

[dyermullet]

Do a search on tb.com  I read there are two companies making them now, I don't remember the details.

I bought one on ebay that was a leftover of the original group buy.  The stock metal pulley rubs on the body of the tensioner, not enough clearance.  I compared it to 2 factory ones to confirm.  I marked the interference area and I plan to use a die grinder to clearance.  Just haven't had time to finish working on it.

Moral of the story don't expect it to just be a bolt on.