I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to this --- I looked at the procedure for accessing the timing-chain on autozone.com, seems like you need a whole bunch of specialized tools I don't have like a 'balancer installer', 'woodruff key' and stuff. Not sure how I'd check the timing-chain to see if it's about to crap out anyway, it works, so it's not completely broken, that's all I know other than there is this rattling noise and loss of power sometimes. Maybe be better if I didn't bite off more than I can chew, so to speak.
-Do you have to remove the front cover to simply adjust the timing? Can't you just hook up the timing-light somehow and watch where some notch on a rotating gear/wheel somewhere lines up with stationary marks by using the freeze-motion effect of the timing-light, without removing all the parts that need removing to get the front cover off?
-What else besides a timing-light do you need to adjust the timing? Do you need specialized tools?
-When I try to get in depth info about "Timing Specifications" on Autozone.com, it seems you have pay money --- is there a way to get this info online for free? I only have the owners manual.
