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#43
I'm about to order my parts to do the camshaft timing chain and tensioner (but not the balance shaft components). I have some questions for the Cloyes timing set:
Thanks again!
M Ridzon
- Does the tensioner come compressed and ready for installation? If not, how can I compress it myself?
- Once installed, how do you decompress the tensioner so it loads the chain?
- Does the tensioner come with a new o-ring seal?
Thanks again!
M Ridzon
#46
Tensioners always come new compressed.
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Don't know anything about what your manual mentions, no pix?
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Don't know anything about what your manual mentions, no pix?
Thanks,
M Ridzon
#48
Crisis averted! I was finally able to fix the timing chain. I was definitely running on borrowed time! When I pulled the front cover off, I found the black guide had shattered into a dozen pieces (see attached picture). I ended up pulling off the oil pan too since many pieces ended up lodged in the pan and oil pickup tube screen. Check engine light is now staying off and the engine runs great! It was only a matter of time before the something worse would have happened and the pistons would have kissed the valves.
I found what the friction washer is. It turns out that it is a very thin washer on the face of the crankshaft sprocket that is sandwich'ed between the sprocket and the balancer. In fact, if you've ever done one of these jobs, you have to remove it (it just slides off) before the timing marks are visible on the crankshaft sprocket. Nevertheless, I didn't have a new one to replace it, so I reused the old one. It didn't look like a big deal to reuse anyways.
Thanks for all of your help!
M Ridzon
Thanks for all of your help!
M Ridzon
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