I do the breaker bar/frame method - just make sure the coils are disconnected. My hardest part was compressing the tensioner piston. To improvise the special tool, I used a small hydraulic port-a-power w/ padded jaws.

Last edited by Wyatt; 10/25/06 02:04 AM.

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