Another thought, some of the hydraulic tensioners are a little 'slow' to build pressure. One fella did some drilling on his
![No no no! :nonono:](https://board.marlincrawler.com/Smileys/marlin/nonono.gif)
, but others just made sure they took them apart and removed any flashing, etc. I suppose drilling the 'in' hole, and leaving the 'out' hole alone, would not be a nono.