And look very carefully at the keyway in the harmonic balancer/crank pulley.
Mine was cracked, and eventually trashed the key, causing bad words on
replacement.
Geoff Branch "meejit's next"
----- Original Message -----
From "Frank Clarici" <spritenut at Exit109.com>
To: "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; <team-thicko@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: Timing chains and harmonic balancers
> Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
> >
> > How much slack is too much on the 1275 timing chain?
>
> Very little. It should be tight.
> Replace it with a NON Asian made chain, new gears wouldn't hurt either.
>
> > Also, how can you tell if a harmonic balancer is still good to use on a
1275?
>
> If the rubber damper between the inner and outer castings is brittle,
> cracked or chipped, think about a new one.
> However...I have, and still am using very craked and brittle balancers
> with no problems.
> --
>
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> No More Chinese Junk
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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