Does anyone know how to loosen the tension on the timing belt without one of these http://www.evomoto.com/product_info....oducts_id=511?

 

anyone?

 

I used this
http://www.amsperformance.com/store/...roducts_id=794

But I believe that you could use a bolt with the appropriate thread pitch and size.

 

go to a nut/bolt store and buy 8mmx1.25 threaded rod in a metric grade 5. get 2-3 nuts. cut it about 10" long and thread the nuts up it. insert the end that you didn't cut, along with a lot of antisieze and turn REAL slowly. took me around 15min to compress it enough to get the cam gears off.
make sure you don't go to home depot/walmart and buy the rod. purchase from a specialty store and insist on grade5(that's what the guy that I bought mine from called it). It is supposed to be the same strength as american grade 8....