Marty Kozusnik wrote:
> Stopped by the shop yesterday and Lou[P.H.D.] had found something else
> goin' on with the tensioner assy.; both bearings can be moved in and out
> of the housing slightly by hand. The plate that spans them was warped
> outwardly, as if their movement had bent it. He showed me MoCo lit. that
> said the bearings should be a "light press fit"", and recommended blue
> loctite on outer bearing edge to help hold it. High tech solution!?
> Another ominous sign; the local stealership stocks the tensioner shoes--
> an indication of their expected durability? I have read that the
> balancer chain/tensioner is built to last the life of the motor; are we
> sure their cam counterparts are as stout?
Yes, if I replace cams in a slip fit cam plate, I will locktite the outer
races into the plate.
FWIW,. the balancer chains have a lot less tension on them.
My shop stocks tensioner shoes too, mostly because when the new motor came
out,
I handed my parts manager a list of everything with a -99 suffix (within
reason) and
told him to get them in stock.
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