Chrysler Repair: 1995 Intrepid 3.5L timing belt, camshaft sprockets, tensioner pulley

Question
im working on a 95 intrepid 3.5 liter.what i need to know is do i remove the tensioner from the car them compress it then put it back in.im kinda lost on doing this.thank you for any help.and also i dont really see and marking to line up to get it back in time.

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Hi Brad,
Yes, you remove the tensioner and then compress it in a vice and put a pin in the hole to hold it compressed until it reinstalled, then pull the pin. The timing marks for the sprocket are on the timing cover rear surfaces, put the mark of the sprocket between the two marks of the cover.
The crank sprocket has a TDC indicator pin and mark. Here are the steps:
So you will need to remove the belt tensioner and timing belt and then line up the marks on all three sprockets and then reinstall the belt and the tensioner in the manner described :
You will need to compress the tensioner in a vise and retain the piston with a nail (or pin) in such a manner that the nail head will be facing out when you reinstall the tensioner.
Then align the crank sprocket with its TDC mark and the mark on the oil pump cover matched.
Then align the camshaft sprockets with their marks to be in between the two marks on their covers.
Then install the timing belt, beginning at the crankshaft sprocket, going in the counter-clockwise direction. After the belt is installed on the right sprocket (the first sprocket you will be going around from the starting point) keep tension on the belt until it is past the tensioner pulley.
Hold the tensioner pulley against the belt and then install tensioner into the housing and tighten bolts to 20 ft-lbs.
Then pull the retaining nail (pin) and allow tensioner to extend to the pulley bracket.
Then rotate the crankshaft two full turns by hand with a socket and handle and check that all the timing marks on the three sprockets are still in alignment.
Let me know if this isn't clear.
Roland