Chuck Landenberger wrote:
Hi John,I looked at the thesaurus too, but we are dealing w/metal and IMHO "stretch" implies some flexibility.
Metal is, by definition, a flexible material - see malleability and ductility. The stretch we measure in the timing chain is due to wear and fatigue of the metal.
-- John L. Ervine 1981 240D 4-spd 270+kmi 1980 300TD 175+kmi 1980 300SD 277+kmi 1977 280S 4-spd 81+kmi 1976 350SE 4-spd 163+kmi
