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Valve Cover Rubber Needed? (Was Oh Crap!)
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<blockquote data-quote="RossKean" data-source="post: 1422533" data-attributes="member: 19880"><p>Do timing chains really stretch?</p><p></p><p>Like drive chains of any sort, you will get elongation as the chain wears but this apparent "stretch" is a function of wear in the pins/bushings, not stretching. While this event MIGHT have caused some damage to the chain, it would not stretch it. Hardened steel vs a bit of plastic/rubber - I think the chain wins.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.mromagazine.com/features/the-myth-of-chain-stretch/" target="_blank">https://www.mromagazine.com/features/the-myth-of-chain-stretch/</a></p><p></p><p>Still, replacement might not be a bad idea. There is a small but real possibility that one or more of the pins could have been damaged and if you consider the price of a timing chain vs the cost of a catastrophic chain failure, the case for replacement is compelling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RossKean, post: 1422533, member: 19880"] Do timing chains really stretch? Like drive chains of any sort, you will get elongation as the chain wears but this apparent "stretch" is a function of wear in the pins/bushings, not stretching. While this event MIGHT have caused some damage to the chain, it would not stretch it. Hardened steel vs a bit of plastic/rubber - I think the chain wins. [URL="https://www.mromagazine.com/features/the-myth-of-chain-stretch/"]https://www.mromagazine.com/features/the-myth-of-chain-stretch/[/URL] Still, replacement might not be a bad idea. There is a small but real possibility that one or more of the pins could have been damaged and if you consider the price of a timing chain vs the cost of a catastrophic chain failure, the case for replacement is compelling. [/QUOTE]
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