2000 dodge dakota timing chain replacement12/30/2023 ![]() ![]() "Anyone have any experience with the Hughes double timing chains? It says with their hardened sprockets and chain, it won't ever stretch but should I still install a tensioner?" I think I will wait until after my move in January though.Īnyone have any experience with the Hughes double timing chains? It says with their hardened sprockets and chain, it won't ever stretch but should I still install a tensioner? The truck isn't my main vehicle so I can take my time and drive the Stratus. Well, I think I will just give it a shot. Wow! $550? I new I saved some by doing it myself but didn't know it was that much. Warranty labor rates are usually 20 under customer pay too. Maintaining timing alignment is not all that difficult if you are careful and follow the manual. You've alread gone as far as replacing you water pump and when you've gone that far, you are about 50% of the way done. I just did the same thing in about 6 hrs. I just had a plenum gasket replaced under warranty and that ran $550 just for labor. I don't have a flat rate book so that's only a guess. I would say that they would charge you around 6 hours plus parts. may give you a lil more info on whether you wanna tackle it or not. Larry did a how-to on this fairly recently as well. If I do take it to have it done, how many hours of labor can I expect to pay? I will thoroughly study the service manual first. As far as the front oil seal, I don't really know anything about it. ![]() I don't know if I would be prepared to do the oil pan. I got it done but it is much more difficult doing it laying on your back than doing it on a lift. Also, I spent a day last weekend dropping the transmission pan and putting it back on wih a new filter. I don't know how to check the timing if I can't get the new chain and sprockets on the same as the old ones. Perhaps this is one I should leave to the professionals. If you don't have the timing right, cam and crank get out of alignment, you will have to do it over again. If you are not careful you could also end up replacing the front oil seal on the cover. Little things like tearing the front of the oil pan gasket can mean additional work and you should plan on having things like an extra gasket. I would plan on spending a weekend doing it unless you have done it before. For most people this is at least an all day job. Most of the time the sprockets will come off with nothing more than using two large screwdivers or similar prying devices. I plan on using the Hughes high performance double timing chain and sprockets.Īny advice? How hard of a job is this really? How hard are the timing chain sprockets to remove? Does it take a special tool or do they come off easily after removing the housing? I also replaced my water pump successfully.ĭo those of you with experience replacing the timing chain think I should undertake that project? Is it a much more difficult job than the intake gaskets? I certainly can't afford to pay the labor to have the chain replaced since I am about to start on my first mortgage on a brand new house. ![]() I do my own oil changes and brakes and things of that nature. I did the complete intake gasket replacement by myself without much difficulty. This study provides additional evidence that splinting is preferable to casting for the treatment of distal radial buckle fractures.I am a somewhat experienced shadetree mechanic. ![]() With the exception of pain reported in the emergency department being higher for the splinted group, all other measures, including convenience, satisfaction, and preference, showed a clear trend favoring splints at almost every time period in the study. Although pain scores were higher for those in the splint group, the difference was not statistically significant. Compared with the cast group, those in the splint group reported higher levels of satisfaction, preference, and convenience on 10-point visual analog scale. We assessed satisfaction, convenience, preference, and pain in the emergency department and at days 1, 3, 7, and 21 after immobilization. Subjects were randomly assigned to short-arm cast or prefabricated wrist splint. We conducted a prospective randomized trial of a convenience sample of patients 2 through 17 years with a radiologically confirmed distal radial buckle fracture. The purposes of this study were (1) to compare cast versus splint for distal radial buckle fractures in terms of parental and patient satisfaction, convenience, and preference and (2) to compare pain reported for cast versus splint. Despite mounting evidence for splinting, the questions of pain, preference, satisfaction, and convenience offer a challenge to changing practice. Accepted immobilization methods include circumferential cast, plaster or prefabricated splint, and soft bandaging. These advantages allow for treatment options that may create confusion for the practitioner. Buckle fractures are inherently stable and at low risk for displacement. ![]()
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