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Originally Posted by jt20
Understanding the ease of this task is reasonable. It makes alot of sense and is a factory approved method.
The other side is the one that errs on the side of caution. If this is a car you pamper, you will not want to ruin the cam sprocket and crankshaft timing gears by wearing them down with an elongated chain.
These gears were made to be replaced w/o removng the engine ,But i would never wish that upon anyone. By practicing (overly) preventive maintenance, you save yourself some effort in other ways.
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Don't for get the timing chain guide rails too.
I have read a lot on the Forum concerning replacing the Chain and the Chain Tensioner but not about all of the other parts that also wear as until now no one has made much comment on them. I say good call.
I would think that the Crankshaft Drive Gear would have the most wear of all the gears on it as it has less teeth to spread the load over and has the full load of pulling everthing else.
Also, if a timing chain has 8 degrees of stretch and your Oil Pump is chain driven it could be a good idea to ceck that also and the Oil Pump Chain Tensioner.