Cloyes Tech Tips: Secondary Tensioner Activation
Installation Tips July 29, 2022
WARNING: FAILURE TO PROPERLY ACTIVATE TENSIONERS CAN LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE Secondary tensioners (Part Number 9-5686) are shipped in their deactivated state. Please follow the activation process below to…
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moreCloyes Tech Tips: Secondary Tensioner Activation
Installation Tips July 29, 2022WARNING: FAILURE TO PROPERLY ACTIVATE TENSIONERS CAN LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE Secondary tensioners (Part Number 9-5686) are shipped in their deactivated state. Please follow the activation process below to…
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