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Old 06-05-2025, 04:02 PM   #1
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you want tensioner rebuild kits .. search around the net and you will find a racing shop that sells them , i think they are in the UK.
in regards to this, wouldnt they just be to 2 seals associated ? or are there literal part replacements because i know the sites that sell OE seals have 2 per tensioner, thatd save me $200+ on just new tensioners if im just replacing those
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Old 06-06-2025, 12:54 PM   #2
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in regards to this, wouldnt they just be to 2 seals associated ? or are there literal part replacements because i know the sites that sell OE seals have 2 per tensioner, thatd save me $200+ on just new tensioners if im just replacing those
you would have to research as i have never done it .. the whole tensioner from Porsche is in the thousands I think.,

6 caps total , 3 per side.

those are more expensive than the ones supplied by Porsche. Did you ask your local dealer ??

https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/99610525301.htm?pn=996-105-253-01-M100&SVSVSI=785&DID=363

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Old 06-08-2025, 09:33 AM   #3
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you would have to research as i have never done it .. the whole tensioner from Porsche is in the thousands I think.,

6 caps total , 3 per side.

those are more expensive than the ones supplied by Porsche. Did you ask your local dealer ??

https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/99610525301.htm?pn=996-105-253-01-M100&SVSVSI=785&DID=363

always be aware of what you are buying:

https://www.made-in-china.com/products-search/hot-china-products/Genuine_Parts.html
thank you very much for the detailed responses. shortly after my previous replies i placed an order from pelican with OE replacements including the guides. i figured if the brown/red ones whatever colour they are, lasted me this long, id do it again. I do just have one more question regarding those rebuild kits, did they involve more than just the 2 seals needed to be replaced on the tensioners themselves or were they just those 2 that can be bought off Pelican ? thank you for the assistance again
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Old 06-09-2025, 08:35 AM   #4
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thank you very much for the detailed responses. shortly after my previous replies i placed an order from pelican with OE replacements including the guides. i figured if the brown/red ones whatever colour they are, lasted me this long, id do it again. I do just have one more question regarding those rebuild kits, did they involve more than just the 2 seals needed to be replaced on the tensioners themselves or were they just those 2 that can be bought off Pelican ? thank you for the assistance again
as i said i haven't done it , but there is a user on here that has and bought the kits .. hartywags or something like that is his user name, he is pretty active on here so if you can find him PM him. I think he was going to try and start a business rebuilding them so he would know.

oh can you let me know if your new guides snap in when the time comes ? my old ones i used channel locks to pry off, my new ones just kind of sat there and kept falling off until i put the chain and tensioner on.
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Old 06-09-2025, 01:40 PM   #5
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as i said i haven't done it , but there is a user on here that has and bought the kits .. hartywags or something like that is his user name, he is pretty active on here so if you can find him PM him. I think he was going to try and start a business rebuilding them so he would know.

oh can you let me know if your new guides snap in when the time comes ? my old ones i used channel locks to pry off, my new ones just kind of sat there and kept falling off until i put the chain and tensioner on.
noted on the rebuild kit aspect and regarding the snapping portion yes i will. I plan on maybe starting a new thread with detailed pictures and responses with my personal process just because i know people like to leave out certain information and even the replacement parts required/ tips. i'll definitely leave a good chunk of that to the pads too
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