didn't see any reply's though I think you have some very good questions..
douglas..
----- Original Message -----
From: "hue wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300td timing chain issues
Hi all!
Just had a chance to chek the reading and it looks
like it's exactly 5 degrees off.
(if the mesurement is: the mark on the cam guide
collar and top notch on the bearing tower at 3' oclock
are aligned and are supposed to match/lineup with the
top post/nub/zero degrees on the bottom timing gauge
on teh crankcase housing?)
And if this is bad, then How hard and what exactly is
the procedure to swap out the timing chain?
Is is a timing chain swap, or do sprockets and
tensioners and railguides, ect need to be swapped out
as well!
(oh how I hate these simple projects that get big!
zoiks!)
Thanks is advance for any info...
--- Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can anyone point me in the right direction of the
> procedure to check the timing chain "stretch"?
Line up the marks that are on the collar of the
cam gear and the back of the front cam bearing tower
at the 3 o'clock position when you're standing in
front.
Read the degrees of stretch off of the timing scale
on
the damper. Rotate the engine only in the correct
direction,
either with the crank nut or the power steering nut.
The
latter, if it works for you, is usually considerably
easier
to access. Anything above 5 degrees means it's
probably time
to change it out. Double that and it's time to not
start
the engine again before you fix it!
-- Jim
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