so I redid my timing setup on my ranger 4.0 with new tensioners and new chains and sprockets but when I turn the flywheel by hand my tensioner touches the body just slightly and makes a little click noise should I be concerned please help first time doing timing myself

Passenger Right hand side camshaft timing belt tensioner

When I turn it by hand the tensioner touches the cylinder head body

 

That's a guide thats touching the head, the tensioner is just the tube with spring that pushes against it

Did you prime the tensioner?
Put it in oil and push it down so it sucks in oil and becomes stiff, so you can't push it down

If not then pull it out and do that and see if the guide still touches the head, if it does then pull out the guide and grind down that one edge a bit
Could be a casting error in the head or on the guide

 

I didn’t prime it and I was wondering what the procedure is for that also I posted another link the same time I posted this one that contains a video I was wondering if you could watch the video and give me your opinion on what’s wrong
the video link

 

To prime the tensioner you submerge it in engine oil and press down on the spring loaded rod until its very difficult to press. This fills the tensioner with oil. I used a plastic bag with some oil in it and was able to pump the tensioner by hand.
You can also try installing the timing tool that replaced the tensioner during timing process, see if it pushes the guide into the proper position. Again, to me it looks like the guide is too low in the cylinder head. Check the retaining bolt at the bottom of the guide and make sure it is installed properly and the guide is moving freely, it should pivot on the retaining bolt a bit until the tensioner is installed.

 

also are your plugs in? seems to have some compression making turning more difficult.

i agree with the timing kit tensioner.. save the primed one for final install and save yourself some mess.

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