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Originally Posted by C-Pierce
What if I keep the old chains, and put in different "used" sprockets? I bought a set of thick arms with spockets on them. I also ned to swap out one of the cam gears 'cuase it has a broken tooth.
thoughts?
oh and 80K og miles on the whole deal.
thanks
Chris
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A gear is not a sprocket and vica versa.
The I-shaft gear is driven by another gear on the crankshaft by a 2:1 ratio.
Sprockets are driven/moved by chains.
Let's differentiate between sprockets and gears in the engine:
The chain sprockets are on the I-shaft, (Also called Layshaft)
The cam sprockets are on the camshafts,
The idler sprockets are on the idlers.
All are connected by a continuous dual chain.
The critical wear is on the I-shaft chain sprockets because they are the "Drivers".
Reading the whole thread and the posts will make it clearer.
With only 80k miles, the chain sprockets on the I-shaft, (and the chains), should still be good.
Swapping out used cam- and idler sprockets can be done provided they don't have excessive wear.
To break a tooth on a cam sprocket would require some force and I would wonder how and why that happened.
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