Almost ready to change secondary tensioners
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Almost ready to change secondary tensioners
Hi gang,
I'm just about ready to dive in and change my secondary tensioners, and I've been reading just about every post I can find. Simonnallen has a great step by step procedure, https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ford+tensioner, but I'm confused by step 5:
I'm quite a novice as a mechanic and I have no idea where the exhaust cam caps are. It my be obvious once I open it up but I'd like to have a good feeling about it before I get going. Can anyone describe this or, better yet, have a picture where you could point it out?
I'm just about ready to dive in and change my secondary tensioners, and I've been reading just about every post I can find. Simonnallen has a great step by step procedure, https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ford+tensioner, but I'm confused by step 5:
5/ Undo the exhaust cam caps (5 of them) start from the middle out and undo the bolts one turn each until you have reduced the tension across the cam. Takes 6-7 turns depending on the position of the cam. Remove the cam caps these must be kept in order and direction. This is easy as they are all marked with numbers and little arrows.
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Hi gang,
I'm just about ready to dive in and change my secondary tensioners, and I've been reading just about every post I can find. Simonnallen has a great step by step procedure, https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ford+tensioner, but I'm confused by step 5:
I'm quite a novice as a mechanic and I have no idea where the exhaust cam caps are. It my be obvious once I open it up but I'd like to have a good feeling about it before I get going. Can anyone describe this or, better yet, have a picture where you could point it out?
I'm just about ready to dive in and change my secondary tensioners, and I've been reading just about every post I can find. Simonnallen has a great step by step procedure, https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ford+tensioner, but I'm confused by step 5:
I'm quite a novice as a mechanic and I have no idea where the exhaust cam caps are. It my be obvious once I open it up but I'd like to have a good feeling about it before I get going. Can anyone describe this or, better yet, have a picture where you could point it out?
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Attached is another writeup:
In this one, this is the key word is lower.
"- Loosen the (lower) exhaust cam bolts – do each a few turns at a time, to release tension on the cam slowly and evenly."
It is the lower cam on each side, always the one closest to where you are standing.
In the photo attached, it is the cam at the bottom right of the picture.
In this one, this is the key word is lower.
"- Loosen the (lower) exhaust cam bolts – do each a few turns at a time, to release tension on the cam slowly and evenly."
It is the lower cam on each side, always the one closest to where you are standing.
In the photo attached, it is the cam at the bottom right of the picture.
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