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Sep 6, 2009 | 09:26 PM #1

whitebullet3 Thread Starter Registered User Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 52 Likes: 0 timing chain with no marks or bright links my toyota had jumped timing and when i got it tore down the timing chain had no marks on it or bright links nothing at all, how do i line the chain up correctly? Reply 0 0 whitebullet3 View Public Profile Find More Posts by whitebullet3 View iTrader Profile Old

Sep 6, 2009 | 09:33 PM #2

matthewtdean Registered User Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 13 Likes: 0 What model, year, etc.... On another vehicle I had a similar problem, in that my son and my neighbor couldn't find the links. I came downstairs and found them. They were just slightly different in coloration. If you are working on a 22re, are you able to see the timing marks on the crank and the camshaft sprocket? With the 3.0 v6 vze engine, you don't need the marks on the belt (it doesn't use a chain), but if you line up all of the marks it works quite fine. I double check it by turning the crank all the way around twice. The cams turn at half the speed of the crank. The marks should be in alignment again after having rotated the crank twice. Last edited by matthewtdean; Sep 6, 2009 at 09:43 PM. Reason: Added check process to ensure marks are properly aligned Reply 0 0 matthewtdean View Public Profile Find More Posts by matthewtdean View iTrader Profile Old

Sep 6, 2009 | 09:35 PM #3 Jay351's Avatar

Jay351 Contributing Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,055 Likes: 9 From: maple ridge, British Columbia, Canada Check the cam sproket alignment mark and the crankshaft sproket for the alignment mark. Your new chain (if you got a good kit) will have marks on everything. Reply 0 0 Jay351 View Public Profile Find More Posts by Jay351 View iTrader Profile Old

Sep 6, 2009 | 09:36 PM #4 myyota's Avatar

myyota Registered User Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,166 Likes: 11 From: GrangeVille, Idaho If i remember right, the timming marks are on the cam and crank gear, not the timming chain. Reply 0 0 myyota View Public Profile Find More Posts by myyota View iTrader Profile Old

Sep 6, 2009 | 09:44 PM #5 Jay351's Avatar

Jay351 Contributing Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,055 Likes: 9 From: maple ridge, British Columbia, Canada There are marks on most good chains that alight with the marks on the cam sprocket and crank sprocket. Makes it super easy! Reply 0 0 Jay351 View Public Profile Find More Posts by Jay351 View iTrader Profile Old

Sep 6, 2009 | 09:48 PM #6

thadlinkwent Registered User Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 66 Likes: 0 From: Marysville, Wa When I did mine a few weeks ago, my chain and sprockets looked great so I resued em. One side of the chain had the discolored links. It took forever to find em because they were just a slightly lighter colored link. If I wouldn't have found em, I was gonna search for how many links were between the two timing marks. Reply 0 0 thadlinkwent View Public Profile Find More Posts by thadlinkwent View iTrader Profile Old

Sep 6, 2009 | 10:06 PM #7

whitebullet3 Thread Starter Registered User Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 52 Likes: 0 yeah i know all that was just wondering on how to line the chain up on the sprockets since it didn't have anything on it itself. now on the bending valves part, my cam and crank is a 12:00 and my rear rocker arm on the intake side is way out like you can't even adjust that valve, i bet that one's bent? Reply 0 0

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Sep 6, 2009 | 10:13 PM #8

whitebullet3 Thread Starter Registered User Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 52 Likes: 0 and i never understood why the chain had to be on a certain way since the sprockets have marks on them? Reply 0 0 whitebullet3 View Public Profile Find More Posts by whitebullet3 View iTrader Profile Old

Sep 6, 2009 | 10:16 PM #9 Jay351's Avatar

Jay351 Contributing Member Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 9,055 Likes: 9 From: maple ridge, British Columbia, Canada It just needs to have the correct abount of teeth on each side for proper tension. The marked links just make the process easier. Reply 0 0 Jay351 View Public Profile Find More Posts by Jay351 View iTrader Profile Old

Sep 6, 2009 | 10:20 PM #10

whitebullet3 Thread Starter Registered User Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 52 Likes: 0 so if i can't distinguish any type of marks on mine how can i make sure its right counting links? Reply 0 0 whitebullet3 View Public Profile Find More Posts by whitebullet3 View iTrader Profile Old

Sep 6, 2009 | 10:32 PM #11 abecedarian's Avatar

abecedarian Registered User Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 12,723 Likes: 6 From: Temecula Valley, CA answered your own question- count the links. have the same number of links on the left as on the right but not exactly that way: put one link at the top, horizontally, and mark it, then have the same number on the left as you have on the right, and you should have one link horizontal at the bottom- mark that link. Now you have a chain with timing marks. Line one link up with the cam sprocket mark and the other link up with the crank sprocket mark. Reply 0 0 abecedarian View Public Profile Find More Posts by abecedarian View iTrader Profile Old

Sep 7, 2009 | 01:07 PM #12

whitebullet3 Thread Starter Registered User Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 52 Likes: 0 what are symptoms of a bent valve? i have one rocker arm that's really loose #4 intake and you can even screw it down to adjust the valve its so bad. could that be a bent valve? Reply 0 0 whitebullet3 View Public Profile Find More Posts by whitebullet3 View iTrader Profile Reply Subscribe

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