Correct, Houston says they don't bother, they just retime the engine every time. Of course they've had oodles of experience doing it... Listen, I tried to use the bracket but the manual didn't say some important things! The 10mm allen bolt that holds the cam sprocket on has a huge head and does NOT come out the access hole. If you try to use the bracket and undo the bolt, you will bend or snap off that "leg" of the timing chain cover as the bolt shoves back against it. You can also dork up the threads in the cam or on the bolt. If you do use the sprocket support, there is an acess plate at the back of the head. Remove it, and the cam will back out as you undo the 10mm allen bolt and the timing chain cover will be ok. You may have already known this but I felt it worth saying. -I- didn't know until it was too late. I gave up on the bracket and did it the hard way. I saw the access plate and found out afterward. Luckily I didn't dork up my chain cover. --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx> wrote: > In a few minutes I'll have the link to the website describing my head > removal. While you wait, here's something to ponder. > > Once the rocker cover is off, you have two avenues. One says to take off the > timing cover and remove the chain and THEN remove the camshaft sprocket. The > other says to leave the chain alone and use a support tool to keep the > timing chain tense, and THEN remove the camshaft sprocket. > > I know where to acquire this tool, I'm just wondering if I should. > > Rich, you mentioned something about DMCH not using it? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=259538.3625325.4914071.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1695348/R=0/SIG=11u38u3s2/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/hit?pa ge=1374-105951838331032> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=259538.3625325.4914071.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1695348/rand=995706590> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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