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Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:37 pm
You can just remove the top guide but alot of people have reported that even with the top one removed, they still hear slight ticking and trust me most of them regret that they didnt remove the #2 guide while they were removing the #1... As seen in the picture above, its clear that #2 guide also has wear on it. Sooner or later depending on the condidion of the tensioner, that wear is going to get bigger and bigger until the guide snaps, falls into the front cover and breaks the chain and kaboom (worst case scenario)... I suggest you remove the side guide while you are at it.
BTW, the chains are hitting the guides because the chain is loose. So be sure to clean and check the condition of the tensioner instead of just removing the guides. You can do this for both bottom and top tensioner with the camshaft sprocket cover off so go ahead and do the entire job while you are at it