Chain TENSIONER Pre-TENSIONING

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-- Preload the piston -arrow- by hand.

Fig 1: Identifying Pretensioned Piston

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-- Push the tensioning rail in the -direction of the arrow- and secure it with a 3 mm hex wrench -1- across flats.

Fig 2: Identifying Chain Rail And Lock Secured With 3 mm Allen Key

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