I’m I the middle of replacing the cam and lifters along with new phaser and chain and gear. Cam is installed. I put chain on new phaser with the single mark on chain over the single mark on gear. Then I put the lower gear on chain with the 2 marks on chain surrounding the mark on lower gear. (Pic included) I put the chain and gears onto engine with lower mark at 6 o’clock and upper mark at 12 o’clock.
I then put chain guide on the right side and then went and installed tensioner on left side but I have not pulled pin yet on tensioner. When I do this the phaser moves slightly to the left taking the 12 o’clock cam position more towards 11:30. The links are still on the gear makings as they should be.
is this normal and correct? see pics attached.
I dont see any other possibility since my timing marks on both gear and chain are still in the correct position to each other But I don’t want to move forward until I hear somebody tell me this is normal.
With the tensioner Released the cam gear will pull even slightly farther to the left while crank is still at 6 o’clock. I have not installed the heads, push rods or rockers yet but would like to do that today. Then install the new hellcat pump along with the front cover a components.
i am going to change to royal purple 5-30 oil, run about 100 miles and drain and replace filter when I am done. Hoping things work out as I’ve also replaced the pickup and the VVT solenoid.
your help would be greatly appreciated,
thanks Rod
I then put chain guide on the right side and then went and installed tensioner on left side but I have not pulled pin yet on tensioner. When I do this the phaser moves slightly to the left taking the 12 o’clock cam position more towards 11:30. The links are still on the gear makings as they should be.
is this normal and correct? see pics attached.
I dont see any other possibility since my timing marks on both gear and chain are still in the correct position to each other But I don’t want to move forward until I hear somebody tell me this is normal.
With the tensioner Released the cam gear will pull even slightly farther to the left while crank is still at 6 o’clock. I have not installed the heads, push rods or rockers yet but would like to do that today. Then install the new hellcat pump along with the front cover a components.
i am going to change to royal purple 5-30 oil, run about 100 miles and drain and replace filter when I am done. Hoping things work out as I’ve also replaced the pickup and the VVT solenoid.
your help would be greatly appreciated,
thanks Rod
