eighty6gt
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Looking at the service manuals, they have you lock the phaser on the OD with a special tool in the teeth that bolts to the front cover bolts. Elegant! I was going to order this tool and pass on chewing up the cam with vice grips.
Issue is, I can see you are then using the vanes in the phaser and/or winding up the springs as you turn the bolt. You're holding the OD and the cam is only located radially by the phaser vanes. If you hold the cam, the phaser is just along for the ride.
Is anyone using the special tool? (OTC303-1046)
https://www.amazon.com/OTC-OTC303-1046-Phaser-Locking-Tool/dp/B007TN0ZLU
Issue is, I can see you are then using the vanes in the phaser and/or winding up the springs as you turn the bolt. You're holding the OD and the cam is only located radially by the phaser vanes. If you hold the cam, the phaser is just along for the ride.
Is anyone using the special tool? (OTC303-1046)
https://www.amazon.com/OTC-OTC303-1046-Phaser-Locking-Tool/dp/B007TN0ZLU
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