I'm putting in a new timing chain, and have a few questions. Started
pulling the front damper assembly. It was coming fine and then came to
a halt. I then realized it was coming into contact with the steering
rack, so I'm going to have to move the rack forward. Obviously this
means I'll have to remove the two rack mounts.
Is there enough slack in the steering column to move the rack forward
without pulling the column off the rack?
After I get the rack forward, will the damper assembly then come off
okay, or am I going to have problems with the front chassis crossmember
(note: I'm talking about the lower boxed section chassis crossmember,
not the upper bolt-in tubular piece, this one I have already removed)?
If the answer to question 2 is "no interference with crossmember", will
I have interference problems with the crossmember later when I go to
pull the timing chain cover off?
Is it necessary to replace the timing gears at this point? I ask
because I fear that replacing the lower gear could be a pain. The top
one is dead easy of course, but I assume the bottom one needs to be
pulled, and I fear I may damage the crank or perhaps mangle the
existing gear while failing to get it off (leaving me...screwed).
I ordered my timing gears and timing chain from Moss. The stuff I got
isn't branded at all and just has made in Taiwan labels on it or
something. Is this stuff alright, or should I go to another supplier?
I don't really want to put poor quality parts in and have to do this
whole job over again in a couple years.
Thanks!
Tim Holbrook
1971 TR6
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