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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 289 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 289 | Working today on chevy 2.8L. The crankshaft broke in half and the new one is in. How do I know when the crank's nose gear for the timing chain is on deep enough? I took it apart a while ago and don't remember. Without the woodruff key, it will bottom out on the crank. Any ideas? Timing chain seems to be flat against a guide flange, but the gear looks a smidge cocked. Key is in and I'm hesitant to try and drive it on further. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,837 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,837 | Did you heat the gear before installing it? Get it just hot enough to need a welder's glove to handle it, and it will slip on all the way to the bottom without hammering on it at all. Too late now, I know, but you might consider pulling it back off and cleaning up any burrs the hammer job created, then heat it with a Propane torch.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 289 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 289 | It's poped off. Going to get new keys and will try some heat.
Thanks,
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 289 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 289 | Read some other forums and most said 20 to 30 minutes in the oven at 300F, so that's what I did and drove to down with the balancer bolt, 2" long PVC coupler and a washer big enough to fit the PVC. Worked perfect, no beat, no tap. Got a new chain and gear set too. Old had too much slack.
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