OTC 6685 - Timing Chain Tensioner Retainer (No. 532195); Procedure and Application

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No. 532195
Timing Chain Tensioner Retainer
Applications: 2.3L 4-cylinder engine used in
1988-1995 Buick Skylark, 1987-1991 Olds Calais,
1990-1991 Cutlass Supreme,
1992-1995 Olds Achieva,
1988-1995 Pontiac Grand Am, 1995 Pontiac Sunre
1. Refer to the vehicle service manual for procedures to install the timing chain and set the camshaft and
crankshaft timing.
2. Position the restraint cylinder, spring, and nylon plug into the plunger. Align slot in restraint cylinder
with peg in plunger assembly. Rotate the restraint cylinder in clockwise (CW) direction and push into
plunger assembly until it is bottomed. Keep rotating the restraint cylinder clockwise until the spring force
pushes the restraint cylinder away from the plunger. The plunger peg will lock the restraint cylinder in
the loaded position.
3. Position No. 532195 timing chain tensioner retainer on the plunger assembly.
4. Position the loaded plunger assembly into tensioner body with the long end of the plunger toward the
crankshaft.
5. Install the timing chain tensioner assembly with the long end of the plunger toward the crankshaft.
Tighten to the vehicle service manual specications.
6. Install the timing chain tensioner shoe and retainer.
7. Remove No. 532195 from the timing chain tensioner. Press the timing chain tensioner plunger into the
tensioner body to unload the plunger.
Long End
Peg
Nylon
Plug
Spring
Restraint
Cylinder
Timing Chain
Assembly
Tensioner
Tensioner
Body
Plunger
Assembly
532195
Timing Chain
Tensioner Retainer
Figure 1
Plunger
Assembly
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