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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 867692" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>I highly doubt that anyone really <em>needs </em>to replace their timing chain over the entire life of the engine. The timing chain lives an easy life, sealed away inside the engine, very low load on it and constantlty bathed in oil. The guides would wear out long before the chain does. People sometimes do replace the chain, just because they are in there, but I doubt it has ever been actually needed.</p><p></p><p></p><p>FWIW, I didn't have much of a problem getting the bolts to start and tightened without the ground in slots (this was from before that tip was made). The key, for me, was using a pair of long nosed hemostats to position and hold the bolts. Like these <a href="https://www.amazon.com/12-Long-Stainless-Steel-HEMOSTAT/dp/B0001CUMXM" target="_blank">12" ones on Amazon</a>.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/317hpEinWWL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>These are an indispensable tool in many occasions. If you don't have any you should try to find some.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 867692, member: 3828"] I highly doubt that anyone really [I]needs [/I]to replace their timing chain over the entire life of the engine. The timing chain lives an easy life, sealed away inside the engine, very low load on it and constantlty bathed in oil. The guides would wear out long before the chain does. People sometimes do replace the chain, just because they are in there, but I doubt it has ever been actually needed. FWIW, I didn't have much of a problem getting the bolts to start and tightened without the ground in slots (this was from before that tip was made). The key, for me, was using a pair of long nosed hemostats to position and hold the bolts. Like these [URL="https://www.amazon.com/12-Long-Stainless-Steel-HEMOSTAT/dp/B0001CUMXM"]12" ones on Amazon[/URL]. [IMG]https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/317hpEinWWL._SL500_AA300_.jpg[/IMG] These are an indispensable tool in many occasions. If you don't have any you should try to find some. [/QUOTE]
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