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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 06:23 AM
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are the primary and the secondary tentioners inter changeable ? reason i ask is they both have different part numbers , they sure do look the same
 
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No, they are different when you look closely. Same shoe material, different tension mech.
 
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do you mean that one has more tention than the other?
 
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The configuration of the spring mechanism is different for the way the mount to the plate.
 
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so is it impossable to have accidently have them swapped ?
 
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so is it impossable to have accidently have them swapped ?
Sounds like this is the real question.
 
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so is it impossable to have accidently have them swapped ?
You would not be able to swap/reverse them.
 
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