Oil slinger doesn't fit

[eagleone1983]

Hey guys is the oil slinger supposed to touch the timing chain? I know the slinger is installed correctly (outside lip pointing towards the front of the engine) but it is touching the chain and I wasn't sure if this is a problem or not. The timing chain is a double roller and I heard that it is possible that because the timing chain is thicker I won't be able to use the oil slinger. Thanks for any help.

 

[Meep-Meep]

No. It gets sandwiched between the balancer and sprocket and nothing should touch the chain.

 

[69 Runner]

what he said

 

[eagleone1983]

Is this a common problem with double roller chains? Should I just omit the slinger?

 

[Meep-Meep]

I have always run double roller chains and never had any slinger clearance issues. The big block slinger should be offset to clear the chain. Post a pic of your dilemma.

 

[eagleone1983]

Ok I'll do that when I get home. Thanks for the help

 

[eagleone1983]

here are the pics finally

 

[Meep-Meep]

It looks like you have it installed correctly. Just a thought - you don't have the sprocket flipped by any chance do you? I don't remember off hand if it's symmetrical.

Worst case I'd either form your existing one into shape to clear the sprocket or find another one and cut the outer part off keeping the center to use as a spacer.

By the way, good catch in seeing this problem.

 

[eagleone1983]

Yeah the sprocket is symetrical so that couldn't/shouldn't be the problem. I think I'm going to try and measure it out and see if maybe the one from 440source or someone is any deeper. I wish I could just get my engine together already. Meep, if I try tapping the one I have out a little bit on the edges to clear the chain will it bend back once I put on the timing chain cover and balancer? I wasn't sure if you know off hand what kind of force is put on the oil slinger once everything is bolted down.

 

[Meep-Meep]

Yeah the sprocket is symetrical so that couldn't/shouldn't be the problem. I think I'm going to try and measure it out and see if maybe the one from 440source or someone is any deeper. I wish I could just get my engine together already. Meep, if I try tapping the one I have out a little bit on the edges to clear the chain will it bend back once I put on the timing chain cover and balancer? I wasn't sure if you know off hand what kind of force is put on the oil slinger once everything is bolted down.

You should be able to form it and it will stay but you will have to make sure the inner surface is flat and doesn't distort when you tighten the balancer.....or just put it together as if you were going to run it (without the timing chain cover) and work the metal carefully and don't kink it. You can use a piece of hard wood braced against the main cap and have someone turn the crank while you spin the slinger in to shape.

 

[eagleone1983]

Ok I tried bending my oil slinger to clear but I must not be that good a bending metal...makes me wonder about the rest of the car. I bought another oil slinger just to see if maybe my old one was stepped on or something at some point in its life. Well the new one touches the chain as well. However upon further inspection I realized the cam sprocket is not symetrical. There is one side that has a lip. Now I'm not sure if this would solve my problem because I think that lip is to keep the chain away from the block but I'm not sure. Also if you look to the side of the chain down it is lined up from crank to cam sprocket. Any body have any ideas? I'll be taking some pictures and talking to my builder today. If nothing else now I have a spare oil slinger that I can cut as meep suggested to use as a spacer.

 

[Meep-Meep]

This is just strange I have to admit. The top sprocket should have a machined face that goes against the block and acts as a thrust surface. Assuming all that is installed correctly and the sprockets line up then not much you can do. What brand chain is it? I wonder if the chain is wider than the Cloyes and that's causing the issue?

 

[eagleone1983]

I was able to take your idea of using the old slinger and use it as a spacer and worked out perfectly. Now on ward with the motor.

 

[69 Runner]

Better check to make sure you don;t have the crank gear flipped