Pelicans -
I don't know what the heck is going on. But my cam seal replacement has turned into a multi-weekend ordeal. If something could go wrong, it has. Maybe it is because I skipped church to work on my car.
So now I'm at the point where I've replaced the cam seals, performed the cam timing, and installed the left side chain tensioner.
For the life of me I can't install the tensioner on the right side. I've primed the tensioner in oil and installed the pin. Yet when I try to install it I can't get the idler arm high enough to slide the tensioner underneath. I even recruited my wife to pull up on the idler arm while I compressed the tensioner as far as it would compress (using channel locks)... still can't get it in.
I don't remember having any issues like this during the rebuild years ago. The left side was easy as pie. Anyone care to shed some light? Has anyone experienced this before?
FWIW I installed to cam sprockets. Is it possible that the chain is riding higher on the teeth resulting is less chain slack?
Thanks,
Craig