Author Topic: Removal pins which hold chain guides (front of engine block)  (Read 1824 times)

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Removal pins which hold chain guides (front of engine block)
« on: September 01, 2021, 11:34:24 »
All,

How do I remove the 2 pins (per chain guide)?

Is this the method?

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Re: Removal pins which hold chain guides (front of engine block)
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2021, 12:23:24 »
yes

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Re: Removal pins which hold chain guides (front of engine block)
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2021, 15:15:18 »
I like to run a tap down the threads before I start. Nothing like breaking a  screw off in one of those pins.  >:(
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Re: Removal pins which hold chain guides (front of engine block)
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2021, 15:56:59 »
I use a slide hammer that I made 35 years ago from an old cylinder head bolt with the end turned down to M6 and a lump of round bar about 70mm diameter and 30mm thick as the hammer.

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Re: Removal pins which hold chain guides (front of engine block)
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2021, 13:57:16 »
Don't you have to remove the radiator in order to use a slide hammer?
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Re: Removal pins which hold chain guides (front of engine block)
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2021, 15:54:45 »
Don't you have to remove the radiator in order to use a slide hammer?
No, but it is wise to put a sheet of metal in front of the radiator so you don't damage it.