AndrewW

My BH had a linkage dropped out of the bush, after a frustrating search trying to find bushes or suitable replacements I bought a $20 Pick-A-Part assembly.

I foolishly disturbed it swapping the links onto my pivot assembly and it dropped a link again after little use.

So I resorted to this no buck fix using retainers fashioned from the the old linkage ends. Mk2 is simple requiring just a hacksaw and drill for a clearance hole in the retainer.

I put a belt kit in it but unfortunately it seems to have bent a valve. In desperation I retimed it and this time the tensioner bolt stripped with little torque, glad I found it, it torqued to 30ftlb first time.

Another upside was meeting a 74 yr old former F1 mechanic in the little local country town who heli-coiled it while I waited and refused payment.

hi Infosecdad, yes it's an auto so thanks for that, I'm in New Zealand. The car has 118,000km and the belt appears to have been replaced, I'm not sure about the tensioner with that wear. Hopefully a kit and proper torque will sort it.

Were these optional? My new 2.0 2006 legacy had none and this would seem to be the result. The tensioner bolt wasn't particularly loose but loose enough for the inner face to wear one side into the washer.