No the engine was in a seized condition mak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitch Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 3:03 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] timing chain wear
> mak wrote: >> >> Hi Is there someway to physically check a timing chain for wear. >> i am replacing it with a new one,yet it looks and feels taut with no play >> in >> the roller area. maybe it was replaced not too long ago. > > We used to check motorcycle drive chains for wear by laying them stretched > out flat, measuring them, and then pushing them together and measuring > again. It works better if you degrease them first so that you don't have > oil taking up the slack in the pivots. For a motorcycle chain, 4% is > considered worn out. I would imagine allowable wear for a cam chain is a > lot less than that, perhaps an imperceptible amount when not under > tension. > Did you check to see how far behind the crank the cam was before you > took the old chain out? > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1323 - Release Date: 3/10/2008 > 11:07 AM > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
