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Originally Posted by thebenstenator
Guess I still have to order that rail pin puller tho, kinda expensive it seems like... and I don't know how to use it  . |
I think it's a great deal. These rail guides and such are held in place by dowl type pins pressed into the block and head. They have a threaded hole on one end. The only way to remove the pin is to thread something into the end of the pin and pull the pin out. If you don't have a tool specific to this task, you have to use a 6mm bolt and a bunch of washers/nuts that have a big enough opening in them for the pin to be pulled in to. When extracting the pin by tightening the bolt, the bolt may bottom out. It it then time to remove the bolt and add a couple of washers so you can start the process over again and extract it out further. I've done it this way an number of times and I say it's time for a tool for me. It's why I also bought a timing chain link press tool.
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Originally Posted by thebenstenator
Before I take that off I'm gonna try to check for stretch. I got the two marks on the sprocket and... other thing... lined up pretty well, just need to look at the crank pulley correct? I just can't really see it very well so I'm wondering if I have to remove the water pump or something else to get to it properly.
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For piece of mind, I would replace the chain and not worry about stretch.