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No matter which end you extend ,the body of the round plunger (cylinder ) will have maximum engagement , the only thing I might add is a tiny hole drilled into the cylinder outboard of the tensioner to relieve any Hydraulic lock, IF it were to occur ( I don't think it will ,as the tensioner is angled downward , but if tolerances are tight air could be pushed out when it compressed and form a vacuum that may pull oil back in as it extends- at 60 mph the tensioner may have the chance to oscillate at 33.4 times per second ,if spring tension allows.) I used a shorter heavier spring hoping to stop or at least dampen any such movement, and ground a flat on the cylinder in the area of the paw teeth ,for it's full length for the same reason. the plunger can't rotate ,it's bolted to the guide.(use Loc-tite) I found there was one other problem I needed to address ,I pickup a ticking noise (new) and pull the side cover to find that the tiny clip holding the tensioner base missing ,and the tensioner , trying to move off the stud (it can't), but slightly misaligning the guide. I removed the stock bolt , and using a normal bolt the same length and 3 nuts to spaced it out from the case and supply a steady base (which a aligned it perfectly to the guide) the body is securely head in place, trapped between the nuts a the hex head of the bolt ,that was about 10,000 miles ago.
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