Hydraulic tensioner expandable clip lock

A clip lock for securing an expandable clip of a chain tensioner, comprising:

• a positioning portion having a receiving surface that is configured to engage a chain tensioner component;
• and
• an elongated member, attached to the positioning portion, having a first surface configured to engage an exterior surface of the chain tensioner and a second surface, spaced apart from the first surface, that is configured to engage the expandable clip and maintain the expandable clip in contact with an annular groove of a piston preventing radially-outward expansion and axial movement of the expandable clip with respect to the piston while the first surface engages that exterior surface of the chain tensioner and the second surface engages the expandable clip.