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Timing chain

Re: Timing chain installation

theoneandonlymin said:
So, is this not the way it fits together then ???
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theoneandonlymin
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That is the way I've alsways installed 'em and I do it that way because of the way the chain is moving. Crank spind clockwise when viewed from the front so on the side where the tensioner is fitted the chain is moving *upwards* as it were and to my mind the mount should be at the lower end of the blade rather than the upper.

At the end of the day it probably makes little difference. I have heard of Valtek tensioners snapping and was told by a customer that one I had installed had snapped but I was never shown the pieces or photos but I've installed dozens, maybe hundreds of the wretched things and never had a problem. Yes they are noisy at first but they soon bed in and quieten down.

BTW your crank peg nut is on back to front.

Pete
 
Timing chain/crank peg nut

That will mean bevel inwards . It is air hammered up and locked with the tabs so unless there is a HUGE reason why I should be worried , it stays. Oh alright , I have to replace my timing chain cover oil seal sometime soon and will do it then. Might even slip in a lower milage oil pump as well.
Thanks,
theoneandonlymin
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All the nut has to do is apply clamping force to tthe sprocket. The bevel/chamfer on the back is ther to clear the tipped up tangs of the lock washer. If you tighten it down that way it *can* tear off the inner locating tang of the washer, thassall. Otherwise it matters not a jot. Generally as long as it is 'Till you fart' tight it won't move anyway.

pete
 
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