Hi Chuck,
The chain appaers to be a bit loose, by info I received from others. I have
a new chain, but the engine has les than 60k. Do you think this is enough
milage to require replacing the grears too?
The back of the pully is showing a couple cracks in the rubber. Can these
be rebuilt? I've new ones are very expensive.
Gerard
At 7:49 PM +0000 4/24/01, Charles Christ wrote:
>gerard,
>
>good questions!
>first off the timing chain / gears . timing chains do stretch. but the
>teeth of the gears also wear. quite frequently the chains and gears wear in
>a specific "matching" pattern. now frequently a chain could be replaced
>without replacing the gears. but this can lead to premature wear on the
>chain if the gears are worn and not detected. for the depth of the
>operation it would be a good idea to replace all related wear items to
>properly restore the timing of the cam in relation tothe crank.
>now the balancer. unfortunatly balancers get a lot of abuse being
>improperly hammered on and off (not using a puller and installation tool) ,
>getting hit on floors and frames diring instalations and removals. now the
>biggest problem is the elastometer material between the center piece that
>attaches the assembly to the crank and the outer ring(piece that has the
>timing mark on it) usually gets tired or oil soaked and swells out or tears.
>this makes the balancer run out of true. it may partially function in it's
>dampening job but is in danger of throwing off the outer piece.
>indications of the elastometer material (rubber piece) pushing out of the
>area it is cast in or severe cracking and bits hanging out are the beginning
>of the end for a balancer. also, the higher the performance expectations
>the more critical that the balancer is free of defects. to the naked eye a
>balancer that no longer runs "true" may look alright. it can be detected
>during crank shaft balancing by a competent machinist before the crank can
>be balanced.
>
>chuck.
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