17-08-13, 12:14 PM
(16-08-13, 06:19 PM)nick crisp link Wrote: I think I've made my decision. As there doesn't appear to be a way the manual tensioner can fail, even if the chances are a 1000 to 1 that the auto fails, it's still a chance. So there is a reason to go manual, and doesn't seem to be any reason not to. Good logic?I'm pretty sure that's the exact same logic used by those of us who have fitted a manual tensioner. It's my understanding that because the spring is under constant but slightly varying pressures and is subject to regular heat cycles it is at risk of metal fatigue which is why some of them can give out, obviously a manual tensioner does not have this problem. Whilst automatic tensioner failure is not a common problem to me £35 and 10 minutes installation time is worthwhile to eliminate the possibility of it happening.