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Old 11-17-2004, 12:29 PM
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Mercedes 300SD Timing Chain

Well, so far this forum has been awesome and I got my glow plug issues resolved! It turned out to be bad glow plugs and battery. However I am in a fix now.
When I bought the car it was leaking oil very badly so this past weekend I started the tedious process of tearing the motor down to replace the upper gaskets. The problem I am having is to do with the timing chain. I got the head removed from the car and in the process the timing chain fell down into the block. I managed to get it pulled back up through the block and head after I reattached it. The problem is when I put the chain back on the sprocket for the Cam shaft, the sprocket sits about 1/2" too low to fit back onto the shaft. I am wondering if the chain got a kink in it further in the block when the chain dropped in. I have tried manullay turning the motor and the chain does move but still not enough slack to get it back into place. Does anyone have any ideas on what needs to be done to get it back in place? Is there something on the lower half of the motor that I can open to get a look at the chain from below? This is my first diesel repair and it's prooving to be a challenege. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

-Brian
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