How many of you have been able to reuse one of the older big black piston tensioners? I have, numerous times.
Ever try to reuse one of the new ones? They pop on recompression pretty much every time. They are a single use item.
Given that I've had more that one engine that I was ripping the heads off and changing something in 25K mi or less, I don't want to be spending $100 every time I work on my engine for a part that's got a 95k service interval. I should be able to remove it and the timing belt and reuse them up until they have hit their service life at 95k mi.