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Mike in NRN IN · 08-25-2011, 02:26 PM

Carry it in my tool box. It works every time I have had to use it (including on the road a couple times.)

I swear by it.

I also carry a bamboo 'skewer' in my tool box to find top dead center.

Take out number one spark plug.

Insert the skewer so that it is resting on the top of the piston.

Take out the timing pin (as normal)

Hand crank the engine and watch the skewer rise/fall

When the timing pin drops in, the skewer should at it's highest point

I have found a couple 'sloppy' dimples (I often have sloppy dimples, especially after eating corn on the cob) on timing gears and the skewer is a good visual cue to help in locating TDC.

Then use the Nu-Rex tool as instructed.

Flawless.

08-25-2011, 02:26 PM	#5
Mike in NRN IN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 208	Re: Anyone tried a Nu-Rex timing wrench? Carry it in my tool box. It works every time I have had to use it (including on the road a couple times.) I swear by it. I also carry a bamboo 'skewer' in my tool box to find top dead center. Take out number one spark plug. Insert the skewer so that it is resting on the top of the piston. Take out the timing pin (as normal) Hand crank the engine and watch the skewer rise/fall When the timing pin drops in, the skewer should at it's highest point I have found a couple 'sloppy' dimples (I often have sloppy dimples, especially after eating corn on the cob) on timing gears and the skewer is a good visual cue to help in locating TDC. Then use the Nu-Rex tool as instructed. Flawless.