The inline five's back.

[Ed Birch]

Subject: Re: The inline five's back.


>John Larson wrote...... On the VR6, you simply remove the trans
>(requiring removal of the engine from all the mounts and suspending it
>from an engine fixture), dropping the subframe down
>(5 or 6 hours to do the R&R), remove the clutch and flywheel,
> remove the timing cover, intake manifold, and valve cover, and replace the
> chains, guides, and tensioner bits.  You might even need to remove the oil
> pan.  I haven't done one in my shop, but I have shop owner friends who've
> done several, and who say it's a pretty common repair.......

Pretty common repair, how often in mileage?  Poor design I would say!!

>BTW, we do MB V8 timing chains in about 2-2.5 hours, and one man can
> do it if he has the trick aftermarket tool...............

Uh huh.....one man can hold tension on the new single-row chain over two
camshafts, idlers, crankshaft and tensioner, pull slack from the old chain,
and rotate the motor himself!!  Trick aftermarket tool, eh?   Good night
John.

Ed Birch, Pennsylvania
93-100S