1969 XKE Engine Rebuild

Keep the old one.

The red thing is to release the spring when installed. Or is it a distance piece? Anyways, no need. Not necessary at least on the original which is always superior unless very worn and yours isn’t.

The shoe screws in with a small inbus (hex) in the part that has the adjustment spiral. It may have a detent in the spiral, you‘ll figure it out.

Here is the side of the new slipper. Rubber wraps the ends of the steel.

Jay

That’s good but I‘d rather have that as a spare unless something is wrong with the original. But that’s just me - I hate new parts!

Transfer the dowel to the new tensioner. And take a good look at the supply hole size in both the dowel and the tensioner body.