Broken Timing Gear FJ62 3F
Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012 at 19:06
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Hi All. My old cruiser finally let me down on a trip with the timing gear breaking 18kms south of
Port Augusta. Car is on the way back to
Adelaide and I will have it repaired. My understanding is the cam gear is fibrous gear, just have a few questions that more knowledgeable people might know the answer to. Car has almost got 300,000kms
1. Is there any benefit in replacing with metal gears or just stick with OEM?
2. Should both gears be replaced at the same time?
3. Anything else worth looking at replacing/checking while the bits are out?
4. I assume it is a Cam out job and a press fit for the gear?
5. with 300,000kms on the clock is this the start of things to come, or is it just run in :-) Car runs perfect and had been
well looked after. Wife wants a new one but I am kinda of attached to her (the car not the wife :-)) so would like to get a few more years out of it.
Sorry for all the questions
Thanks
Ian