Link to diy timing chain replacement?
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Chain stretch or whining noise can be a result of improper installation of the Ballade TCT or any TCT. I use a Ballade TCT in my S/C S2000 and will use a Toda TCT in my NA S2000.
To 912S2K, LHT Performance is near you(150 miles away) if you run into trouble. Did you contact Ballade about the TCT? They would probably do a replacement. Did you oil the O rings and turn the crack pulley until minimal force was required to push the TCT in?
To 912S2K, LHT Performance is near you(150 miles away) if you run into trouble. Did you contact Ballade about the TCT? They would probably do a replacement. Did you oil the O rings and turn the crack pulley until minimal force was required to push the TCT in?
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Using either one of those with a new chain and guides will destroy the timing chain. The guide depth of a new OEM chain setup is far less than the fully compressed length of either unit.
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Nothing is set in stone. The guide depth must accommodate the tensioner, with room for heat expansion. If any tensioner is drawn in with the bolts ANY amount (even 1/3 of a mm), the tensioner looses its ability to retract. The expansion will further tighten the chain and destroy it.
912S2k was able to get the ballade to sit near flush, but without room for retraction it overtightened the chain and damaged it.
912S2k was able to get the ballade to sit near flush, but without room for retraction it overtightened the chain and damaged it.
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Nothing is set in stone. The guide depth must accommodate the tensioner, with room for heat expansion. If any tensioner is drawn in with the bolts ANY amount (even 1/3 of a mm), the tensioner looses its ability to retract. The expansion will further tighten the chain and destroy it.
912S2k was able to get the ballade to sit near flush, but without room for retraction it overtightened the chain and damaged it.
912S2k was able to get the ballade to sit near flush, but without room for retraction it overtightened the chain and damaged it.
Wait so are you saying any aftermarket TCT will damage a new timing chain??? I had to send you my OEM TCT when I bought yours...