Thanks Dick,
I am sure that Grandma Hoses would have given a more pithy reply!
You are probably right; I was just surprised at how flimsy the unit is compared
to those used in small Fords (with a tensioner of about the same length, albeit
a single row chain). There is a reference in one of Kastner's articles
regarding the tensioner, plus the Improving your TR5, 250 and 6 book also
mentions a means of improving the tensioner ... so I was guessing that someone
in the list was familiar with how this might be done!
**************
Tony Gordon
72 TR6
**************
> -------Original Message-------
> From: Sally or Dick Taylor <tr6taylor@webtv.net>
> Subject: Re: [6pack] TR6 timing Chain Tensioner Question
> Sent: Nov 21 '07 02:45
>
> Tony---There's probably a better way, but the one designed for the six
> engine seems to be adequate. The accuracy of the cam timing should be as
> good as the condition of the chain and sprockets allow, as the chain
> tensioner is on the back side of things. The spring steel should last
> quite awhile, since it's constantly bathed in oil. No need to worry!
>
> Dick
>
>
> From:
>
> triumph@2simpleusa.com(Tony Gordon)
>
> Having now completed the tear down, and having got some of the
> mechanicals organized, I was looking at the "odd bits and pieces" still
> to be dealt with, and have come across some references to a need to
> improve the timing chain tensioner ... and I can see why! The standard
> bit of bent spring steel doesn't inspire any confidence!
> Surely there has to be a better way of providing tension? I seem to
> recall from my experiences with UK 4 cylinder engines (mostly Ford or
> Lotus-Ford 4) that spring-loaded hard rubber
> blocks were the norm, and that you could
>
> increase the tension to hold timing
>
> at the cost of more frequent timing cover tear downs).
> Is there anything better out there, or am I worrying unnecessarily?
> **************************************
> Tony Gordon
> 72 TR6
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