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Bill Lee/Virginia · 11-01-2016, 05:42 PM

I have a knock in my Speedster engine that I can't locate or diagnose. The bronze timing gear I purchased and installed had a very shallow aligning mark so I enlarged it quite a bit to feel the timing mark easily.

Does the thrust spring mechanism ride on the timing gear circle where the aligning mark is located?

Did I ruin the bronze gear by drilling the hole deeper?

Is it immaterial how deep I drilled the hole in the bronze timing gear?

Bill Lee/Virginia Peninsula

Mitch//pa · 11-01-2016, 05:59 PM

The spring and button presses on the center of the camshaft to hold it from floating..
I doubt u caused any issue by making the timing pin hole more pronounced

Bill Lee/Virginia · 11-02-2016, 07:01 PM

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Thank you Mitch for your info.

Bill Lee/Virginia Peninsula

11-01-2016, 05:42 PM	#1
Bill Lee/Virginia Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 295	Timing Gear Aligning Mark I have a knock in my Speedster engine that I can't locate or diagnose. The bronze timing gear I purchased and installed had a very shallow aligning mark so I enlarged it quite a bit to feel the timing mark easily. Does the thrust spring mechanism ride on the timing gear circle where the aligning mark is located? Did I ruin the bronze gear by drilling the hole deeper? Is it immaterial how deep I drilled the hole in the bronze timing gear? Bill Lee/Virginia Peninsula

11-01-2016, 05:59 PM	#2
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Timing Gear Aligning Mark The spring and button presses on the center of the camshaft to hold it from floating.. I doubt u caused any issue by making the timing pin hole more pronounced

11-02-2016, 07:01 PM	#3
Bill Lee/Virginia Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 295	Re: Timing Gear Aligning Mark Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thank you Mitch for your info. Bill Lee/Virginia Peninsula