Timing Chain Inspection and Replacement

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Tynan918

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Is the fan, water pump, and harmonic balancer the only things I remove to get to the timing chain cover ?
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Autozone loaner tool program has them. Make sure you use the correct end for the crank threads. Also put lube on the threads so nothing galls. If they gall youre going to have a big problem.
As far as running the motor that way, personally I wouldnt do that but I do things my own way.
That's what I have already from Autozone. Thanks for the heads up about galling... I'll be sure to do that.
 
Personally I would get the front drive back on before running it to check for leaks. If we are placing bets, I would say if you are going to get a leak it will not be within the first few minutes idling in the garage. Second you are talking what maybe an hour at most to reinstall the front drive and fill it with coolant over the chance of overheating a cylinder. Either way report back on your test, I am keeping my fingers crossed it does not leak.
True, your right, I could just bolt everything back up and fire it up then...once the balancer is on, it's downhill from there installing everything else...

I just won't have the fan in the mail until Friday or Saturday...maybe Thursday...to have completely installed everything...on the engine.
 
True, your right, I could just bolt everything back up and fire it up then...once the balancer is on, it's downhill from there installing everything else...

I just won't have the fan in the mail until Friday or Saturday...maybe Thursday...to have completely installed everything...on the engine.
I can keep caking up this RTV on the timing cover and front of oil pan in that down time too.
 
I can keep caking up this RTV on the timing cover and front of oil pan in that down time too.
Caking layer upon layer probably isn't going to do much for you. What makes the biggest difference & that was suggested was to get the front end of that motor as clean as possible.
Clean surfaces allow adhesion. Dirty/oily surfaces don't.

If the initial layer doesn't adhere & seal a breach, none of the additional layers being added on top of a layer that's not sealing will do much if any good.
 
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Caking layer upon layer probably isn't going to do much for you. What makes the biggest difference & that was suggested was to get the front end of that motor as clean as possible.
Clean surfaces allow adhesion. Dirty/oily surfaces don't.

If the initial layer doesn't adhere & seal a breach, none of the additional layers being added on top of a layer that's not sealing will do much if any good.
Gotcha, yea I cleaned the area real good before laying any RTV down.
 
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Pretty sure the crankshaft threads are stripped out. The harmonic balancer tool tightens then slips and falls out as you tighten to press the balancer to the timing cover.

Unless I return this loan tool, I'm broke for a week or so to buy a 7/16-20 helicoil thread repair kit to fix the threads to press the balancer.

Maybe return the tool and buy the kit to work on and fix this and be finished in time to rent this tool again...

Unless you guys have any creative ideas to get this balancer on another way...


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Are you sure youre putting that together right ? The 7/16 piece threads into the end of the crank. Then the large threaded shaft goes on and the long bolt gets threaded into the piece already threaded into the crank. The nut and thrust washer need to be a little loose when you do it. When the bolts in tight then you thread the large nut down to push the balancer in while youre holding the end with a smaller wrench so it doesnt spin.
 
Are you sure youre putting that together right ? The 7/16 piece threads into the end of the crank. Then the large threaded shaft goes on and the long bolt gets threaded into the piece already threaded into the crank. The nut and thrust washer need to be a little loose when you do it. When the bolts in tight then you thread the large nut down to push the balancer in while youre holding the end with a smaller wrench so it doesnt spin.
Yes, I'm familiar with how to use it correctly...

I'll back try it again and back off the big nut and washer until I tighten down the 7/16-20 end in all the way...

But there is metal shavings on the midway down threads of the 7/16-20 tool I used with the kit...
 
Timing tape is on backwards
 
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If the threads on your crank are stripped I think you have a bigger problem to worry about. The bolt holding the balancer has to be torqued to 60-65 lbs. If its stripped how will you do that ? You dont want that balancer to work its way loose and fly off while your doing 55MPH. That would suck.
 
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