Originally posted by AirKnight:
Originally posted by bnoon:
While assembling one long block, I got interrupted while tightening the tensioners and cam caps. Long story short... I released the clip from the chain tensioner before tightening the caps down totaly to spec. I started to tighten down the caps, then realized my mistake and had to go back to correct it by removing the tensioner and retiming the cams once again. Is it possible you removed the clip from the tensioner and allowed the chains to have tension before finishing the cam caps?



Wait! You're not supposed to release the chain tensioner until you have tightened the cams? Damn! I didn't know about that. Good thing mine seems to hold up after 3.4k miles.



That's correct. The assembly directions are kind of vague here, but in the most simple terms... If you did release tension first, then tighten down the cams, you creating more tension on the chains as the cam is pulled down on the opposite end. The extra stress of the cams getting tightened up can easily break or stretch a chain. Now doesn't that just put a pit in your stomach?

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