diy
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- November 14, 2007
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- Redwood City, California
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1998 Eddie Bauer 4WD
Thanks Don, I was *hoping* to hear that. Removing/replacing the cam followers didn't make any sense, but both Mitchel and Helm included this step in their instructions.
I was surprised to see the obvious deterioration of the primary tensioner - sure glad I pulled the engine front cover and took a look. Based on the many threads here regarding the primary chain/tensioner/guide I didn't expect to encounter any damage. Based on the large chunks of plastic broken off from the LH tensioner, I suspect the damage may have been the result of plastic geting caught in the primary chain and perhaps striking the tensioner. I found large pieces of the LH tensioner both in the head and stuck behind and around the primary timing chain- I don't think I had much more time before the oil pump cavitated and major internal engine damage occured.
Thanks for the great thread regarding progressive removal of the crankshaft pulley - I was scratching my head trying to figure out how to get it off (and I stripped 1 set of 90mm M8-1.5 grade 5 bolts) before I found your detailed explanation.
I have one questions based on the somewhat conflicting Mitchel and Helm instructions:
Can I remove the jackshaft retaining bolt with just an air wrench or do I need to pop the cap and hold the jackshaft from turning with the special tool? Do you recall what size Torx fastener I need to pick up to remove the jackshaft pulley?
Many thanks to you and all the other contributors who have made this resource so valuable. Your past posts and reply to my post have been very helpful and I am very grateful for your assistance. I hope I can help you and others out in the future.
-Rick
I was surprised to see the obvious deterioration of the primary tensioner - sure glad I pulled the engine front cover and took a look. Based on the many threads here regarding the primary chain/tensioner/guide I didn't expect to encounter any damage. Based on the large chunks of plastic broken off from the LH tensioner, I suspect the damage may have been the result of plastic geting caught in the primary chain and perhaps striking the tensioner. I found large pieces of the LH tensioner both in the head and stuck behind and around the primary timing chain- I don't think I had much more time before the oil pump cavitated and major internal engine damage occured.
Thanks for the great thread regarding progressive removal of the crankshaft pulley - I was scratching my head trying to figure out how to get it off (and I stripped 1 set of 90mm M8-1.5 grade 5 bolts) before I found your detailed explanation.
I have one questions based on the somewhat conflicting Mitchel and Helm instructions:
Can I remove the jackshaft retaining bolt with just an air wrench or do I need to pop the cap and hold the jackshaft from turning with the special tool? Do you recall what size Torx fastener I need to pick up to remove the jackshaft pulley?
Many thanks to you and all the other contributors who have made this resource so valuable. Your past posts and reply to my post have been very helpful and I am very grateful for your assistance. I hope I can help you and others out in the future.
-Rick