no but it makes it a lot easier

I'm pretty sure I used an adjustable wrench but a wrench would definitely work

I'm not sure if there would be enough room to get it on the tensioner. If you could get it on its probably possible to get it out without removing everything else

@@stillmandelorme5189so the main reason you removed the intake was because you couldn’t tighten the new tensioner down tight enough without removing it?

@@XDLaughPLUR It just makes it a lot easier to work on by removing it.

i may be mistaken but I believe there are 3 tensioners total? 2 of them as shown in these series of videos and the 3rd is behind the front cover which requires much more labor. Is there no point in replacing just these 2 if the 3rd one could still be bad?

@@XDLaughPLUR There are only the two of them, the rest are internal and you would have to do a whole timing job to change those. Most of the time its just the external ones that go bad

i have the 4.0 and 4.10 gears, it goes really nice with that setup never have to down shift going up hills.

I took the throttle body off and the rad hose off and it makes it easier but still kinda hard to get to. I used a screw driver to pry up on it so when you get the clip undone it comes off easy

I did end up putting one on and it helped a lot, doesn't rub anymore

@@stillmandelorme5189 shackle kit 2” is for mine this summer. Too cold to put it in currently.

yes it is obvious because the bolts are screwed all the way in. the passenger side will probably go higher it did on mine so make sure you measure the heights to keep it even

ya they are really handy. its a gearwrench they're pretty cheap on amazon

@stillman delorme I am sold. Thanks. The tensioner just went on my 89 f150. Your video is so helpful, thanks

@@BackAlleyScamChats glad I could help!

they are 12.50 wide

they are stock wheels I think the offset is around 0

Hey man, I'm in Alberta and I custom made the front bumper. I also put a 3" lift on shortly after that video and it clears with no rubbing at all but wasn't very bad at all without the lift.

ya its not a great design but mine leaked after this video no matter what I did so I bought one from ford and it worked perfect right away. If you bought a cheap one like I did it might be not working correctly from the start

@@stillmandelorme5189 did it rattle at startup?

@@jimmybob562 ya it did for a couple seconds but stopped once it made oil pressure

@@stillmandelorme5189 apparently they rattle at startup no matter what. I’m not too keen on wasting $250 on a tensioner I don’t need. I replaced everything (front was done a year ago) and it still does it.

@@stillmandelorme5189 did your aftermarket tensioner leak from the get go or did it take time to leak down?