[Roadsters] U20, Upper Chain Tensioner, Spacers

[Pete Peters]

I'm pretty sure this was discussed on 311s.org including pics. Yup, several
times. 30 seconds searching found a number of hits. Start with these two
threads:

<http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10396>
<http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11074>

Pete

-----Original Message-----
From: datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
nmleeds at mindspring.com
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 8:47 PM
To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Subject: [Roadsters] U20, Upper Chain Tensioner, Spacers

Mates,

I'm not happy with how much slop my upper chain tensioner has at low idle.
I know that some people put spacers on the shaft of the tensioner so to take
up some of this slop.  Two questions:

1) What do people do about low idle tensioner slop?  
2) Does anyone know what the diameter of that shaft is?
3) What materials work well as spacers (oil/heat resistant) and soft enough
that they won't damage the tensioner?


Nathaniel Leeds
'69 U20 SU
Running, rough. 
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