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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    ok so the 14mm bolt holding the camshaft sprocket on is a normal bolt and turns the normal way? its not some silly bolt thats threaded in reverse or anything?
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    um so use a spanner to stop it turning then use a wrench on the bolt? tried this today and could undo it, this is why we thought it need to be done a special way?
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    ok you said i,ve seen a few posts warning not to remove that pulley, else you break the mechanism inside (key the next "help me" plea :D so how do you get the chain over that pulley?
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    ah the workshop manual, i did have this but lost it when i had to reformat my laptop. ok so if general advice is not to remove it how do you get the main off of it and the new one on? this engine is the worst deisng ever, where there another 5mm gap the chain would just slid off. but no...
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    i do but its been a while since ive read things, when you refer to guy are you refering to - http://www.micra.org.uk/threads/changing-timing-chain.44522/ not much help but hey...
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    can anyone offer any help, im struggling to remove the camshaft sprocket the crappy haynes manual talks about blowing air oil passage leading to the variable valve inlet sprocket but gives no info on how to actually do it or where it is?
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    i don't have it in front of me as in on my phone, but it says just that. due to the amount each cog is out i think we may need to align each
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    when you say lobes you are refering to?? sorry not up on the exact terminology jan wow i must re read this thread...
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    my task this week is aligning the three cogs, currently they are so so far out and nothing lines up what so ever. anyone offer any help or any tips? the micra workshop manual makes it sound like rocket science and haynes manual makes it sound a litte easier
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    no your missing my point. i didnt question the need to seperate the two, the question was why?? and the anwser is there is a lip on the upper sump that goes into the bell housing what was it about the upper sump that prevented it from coming away from the engine block
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    today is a f**king good day! we havent done any work on the micra for four weeks as ive been tyring to get anwsers. i even went into nissan and spoke to a machanic but he couldnt tell me what was holding on upper sump on, all he could say was you need to remove the gear box from the engine. no...
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    yeah i know, but..... once i get the chain done now ill be looking to flog it. hopefully a forum member is coming down this weekend to help get this last bit sorted.
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    this belt went after 40k
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    pffff so dont want to hear remove the engine ;(
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    i hope this video shows things much better. the timing chain cover is loose and sump or crank case is also loose. but neither will actually come off http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x202/magicmushrooms1/car/?action=view&current=13010095.mp4
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    this car is really fooing us off, we have given up getting the timing chain cover off. were going to try and split the chain and feed it round
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    i have removed the 3 bolts from the sump going into the gear box, but not touched the gear box yet. i was hoping to leave it alon to be fair
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    the issues started 3 years ago yes, we just ignored it and carried on driving till the car was not driveable anything. the timing chain is so loose its unreal and the tension bar thing is fully out. none of the 3 coloured chain links line up with anything
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    thanks for the useful info. have undone the sump and broken the seal, but it will not come off. something inside is preventing it from actually being taken off, not a bolt of anything as its completely loose what a totally wank deisgn why the fook is the oil strainer bolted to the timing...
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    Changing Timing Chain Guide?

    not even thought about aligning yet, just want to get to the fooker
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