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Forum: Diesel Discussion

12-08-2010, 05:59 PM

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Tming chain on 1985 300D

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Posted By mikeyfev1

OK, is it possible to change this rail without...

OK, is it possible to change this rail without tearing the engine apart?

Forum: Diesel Discussion

12-08-2010, 05:34 PM

Replies: 14

Tming chain on 1985 300D

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Posted By mikeyfev1

Well, without Hollywood-class lighting its nearly...

Well, without Hollywood-class lighting its nearly impossible to take a clear picture down there, but here's what I could get...

The rail will move towards the front of the car to be perfectly...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

12-08-2010, 09:03 AM

Replies: 14

Tming chain on 1985 300D

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Posted By mikeyfev1

OK, so maybe my panic is for nothing. I thought...

OK, so maybe my panic is for nothing. I thought the actual rail mechanism (the part that presses on the chain) had a socket that fit *over* the steel pin that kept the two parts in alignment. Are...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

12-07-2010, 11:46 PM

Replies: 14

Tming chain on 1985 300D

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Posted By mikeyfev1

I'll do that tomorrow, and try to get a picture. ...

I'll do that tomorrow, and try to get a picture. This just cannot be correct. There is nothing but sheer luck that is keeping the tensioner in place.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

12-07-2010, 11:16 PM

Replies: 14

Tming chain on 1985 300D

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Posted By mikeyfev1

The tensioner is wedged between the pin and the...

The tensioner is wedged between the pin and the chain, in the correct orientation, but the tensioner is not seated on the pin, one edge of the circular part that goes over the pin is sitting on top...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

12-07-2010, 06:03 PM

Replies: 14

Tming chain on 1985 300D

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Posted By mikeyfev1

Tming chain on 1985 300D

Bad news,

I had the valve cover off doing a valve adjustment and looked down the timing chain to see if I could find the chain tensioner.

EGAD! It is off the post--I was standing in front of...

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