timing chain replacement

Asked by johnsongojoe Mar 01, 2008 at 11:08 PM about the 1990 Pontiac Firebird

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

how do ou line up the timing chain marks

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casper271 answered 16 years ago

The top gear has a mark on it and the bottum one also has it. the mark on the top gear should be at the bottom and the mark on the bottom gear should be at the top. If you pick up a haynes manual, It has detailed pics. Best of luck.

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