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Originally Posted by Hyde802
Nicely done!
Have you seen this page? 4crawler does a nice job laying it all out. I know your not changing the chain, but he has good instructions on taking the cover off.
22R/RE/REC/RET Timing Chain Replacement Instructions
This makes it a bigger project, but most likely if the guides broke, the pieces are down in your oil pan. Pilling the pan in an IFS truck is a PITA but would be a good idea to get the pieces out.
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Thanks. Yes, I did see that page and is in fact the main instruction I am following. I will replace the chain, guides, gears, cover as well as water/oil pumps - figure I may as well if I have it all apart. I haven't gotten back to it but hope to get working on it again tomorrow. One thing I am not sure about - the instructions (as well as most of the videos I have seen) tell you to put the engine at TDC prior to removing distributor and working with the chain. Based on what I have seen in the videos TDC is when crank set at "0". However, I saw somewhere that for my engine (the 22RE) you should use the "5" mark as opposed to the "0" (at least when removing distributor). Actually, the 4crawler instruction just suggests setting the cam gear mark at 12:00 for when you remove distributer - I wonder if that amounts to the same as setting the crank at "5". Also, the 4crawler instruction later says to set the crank to "0" at step 19 before doing think like removing gears/chains etc. Should I be setting it at "5" at this step (or is the "5" setting only related to when I remove distributor)?