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.

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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

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