[ROVERNET - UK] 2000TC rebuild disaster averted

[Vern Klukas]

It certainly could, but the real cause I think is a faulty design 
around the upper fastening. If I recall, there is a quite sharp bend 
there to allow a fatigue crack to start. Guides that fail probably 
have a bit of roughness or a nick there as well.

Yours
Vern



>Never even heard of it.
>Dad did make the point that the guides need to be set close to the chain a
>la the manual, so if they were some way off could chain slap do that?
>
>PVS
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Robertson [mailto:rover2000nut at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, 6 April 2005 8:15 am
>To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] 2000TC rebuild disaster averted
>
>
>I decided to do a quick rebuild in the car.............was going to hone
>block and put in new rings , freshen head etc but when i pulled of the valve
>
>cover to my surprise and horror found the top chain guide had snapped off at
>
>the top bolt and was flopping around plus there was metal shavings from the
>guide where it had shifted and was rubbing on the bolt housing
>.............of course the bottom was also broken ................i can't
>believe i was driving at the end of last year and didn't hear or notice
>anything and i drive it hard...............luckily i had decided to rebuild
>it while doing a 2200 rebuild for my other car............or else it would
>have really been a disaster............i pulled the whole motor and gearbox
>today to find the starter ring spacer had broken along with the gearbox to
>exhaust rubber mount.............Guess i got lucky to get it all at once   
>LOL.................Has anyone else heard of this happening to their timing
>chain guides..................all the Rovers i've had and never seen that
>one
>
>Bill Robertson
>
>
>
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Vern Klukas                             I'm a little . . .
Inkspot Type & Design
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