Never asked ;)
Greg Conner
1996 RC
3.9 hybrid
>From: "A. S." <adakota4x4@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: RE: DML: Timing Chain replacement help? attn:Aaron
>Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 22:45:13 +0000
>
>
> Why didn't you tell me that BEFORE? :) It probably would have come off
>without the puller. Live and learn I suppose.
>--Aaron--
>95 DSRC 4x4 V6
>
>
>From: "greg conner" <dodgeboy93@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: RE: DML: Timing Chain replacement help? attn:Aaron
>Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 16:40:45 -0400
>
>
>That crank sprocket should have come off without a puller. I have never
>had to use one on it.
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>
>Greg Conner
>1996 RC
>3.9 hybrid
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>
>
>
>
>>From: "A. S." <adakota4x4@hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>Subject: RE: DML: Timing Chain replacement help? attn:Aaron
>>Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:16:28 +0000
>>
>>
>>Rich,
>> It's not funny.....I don't know why you're laughing. :) This is what
>>happened: I get the timing chain cover off and I'm ready to take the
>>crank and cam sprockets off. I remove the crank bolt. Next I grab my
>>3-jaw puller and procede to remove the crank sprocket. Well, you know the
>>center pin in the puller that pushes against a surface to remove a
>>gear/sprocket? That was centered where the crank bolt used to be, but I
>>thought it was resting on the outside edges of the hole. It wasn't. It
>>ended up messing up the first couple of threads in the crank.
>> That in itself is bad enough. You realize that the crank bolt isn't
>>going back in with the threads like they are and you don't have a tap big
>>enough to clean up the mess. Then you're mechanic buddy (who will remain
>>nameless) suggests that we try cutting some eges into the end of the crank
>>bolt on the grinder to make it work like a "self drilling/tapping" bolt.
>>That DOES NOT work. So, you end up ordering a new bolt and buying a big
>>tap.
>> Go ahead...laugh it up. :)
>>--Aaron--
>>95 DSRC 4x4 V6
>>P.S. This mess can easily be avoid by leaving the crank bolt loose but in
>>place.
>>
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