Ty3366!!
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So i struggled with getting the tensioner to stay engaged and it just kept slipping a tooth on the exhaust cam after installing my Brain Crower titanium springs. So ill explain the easiest way to do this with the motor in the car like i had.
Set the timing cover on the motor and put the crank pulley on. Put a long screwdriver into cylinder 1 just to confirm its at the top and not 180 out and at the bottom. Align the crank pulleys white line on the mark on the timing cover.
Set the cams as close to perfect as you can.
Take the crank pulley off and the timing cover.
With 2 people, set the chain with the two gold links in between the crank dot. Put an adjustable wrench on each cam. Put the chain on the intake cam dot and youll have to turn the exhaust cam clockwise and the intake cam counter clockwise a small amount to get the gold link on the chain to set on the cam dot correctly on the exhaust cam. Hold the cam, and turn the intake cam counter clockwise to create the tension on both of the cams make sure the lines in the cams are in line perfectly and put the right chain guide on.
Install the left chain guide arm and engage the tensioner. Now if you let go it will pop right over or will be super close to slipping. So dont let the cams go yet.
Put the crank pulley and bolt on(so you can get them off after and only tighten the crank pulley bolt enough to spin the crank.
Turn the crank clockwise a small amount and all of the slack will go away and the chain will be tight. Let go of the cams with the wrenches.
Youll have to get another click out of the tensioner. You can pull on the left chain guide arm at the bottom where you have the most leverage. I put a pry bar that fit perfectly and didn’t hit anything and put it inbetween one of the alternator mounting bolts and the tensioner arm. Pry and pull a little until you hear another click. I tried to go for 2 but never could get a second one. You dont need a lot of force here, it should come fairly easy.
Take the pry bar out and spin the crank. A small amount of slack still occurs when the lobe is going over the rocker but it shouldnt be enough to slip teeth on the exhaust cam. Turn the crank at least one full rotation just to verify.
Good luck this took me a week to figure out.
Set the timing cover on the motor and put the crank pulley on. Put a long screwdriver into cylinder 1 just to confirm its at the top and not 180 out and at the bottom. Align the crank pulleys white line on the mark on the timing cover.
Set the cams as close to perfect as you can.
Take the crank pulley off and the timing cover.
With 2 people, set the chain with the two gold links in between the crank dot. Put an adjustable wrench on each cam. Put the chain on the intake cam dot and youll have to turn the exhaust cam clockwise and the intake cam counter clockwise a small amount to get the gold link on the chain to set on the cam dot correctly on the exhaust cam. Hold the cam, and turn the intake cam counter clockwise to create the tension on both of the cams make sure the lines in the cams are in line perfectly and put the right chain guide on.
Install the left chain guide arm and engage the tensioner. Now if you let go it will pop right over or will be super close to slipping. So dont let the cams go yet.
Put the crank pulley and bolt on(so you can get them off after and only tighten the crank pulley bolt enough to spin the crank.
Turn the crank clockwise a small amount and all of the slack will go away and the chain will be tight. Let go of the cams with the wrenches.
Youll have to get another click out of the tensioner. You can pull on the left chain guide arm at the bottom where you have the most leverage. I put a pry bar that fit perfectly and didn’t hit anything and put it inbetween one of the alternator mounting bolts and the tensioner arm. Pry and pull a little until you hear another click. I tried to go for 2 but never could get a second one. You dont need a lot of force here, it should come fairly easy.
Take the pry bar out and spin the crank. A small amount of slack still occurs when the lobe is going over the rocker but it shouldnt be enough to slip teeth on the exhaust cam. Turn the crank at least one full rotation just to verify.
Good luck this took me a week to figure out.
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