# sr timing chain question
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr-timing-chain-question/125579
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [June 21, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr-timing-chain-question/125579 "2009-06-21T18:58:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Nate\_Drake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nate_Drake)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr-timing-chain-question/125579/1 "2009-06-21T18:58:18Z")
hey
for a s13 sr20
got a question about my timing chain hitting the guide at the top inbetween the 2 cam sprockets. i just replaced the head gasket on my car and when i spin my crank with a ratchet the chain sometimes jumps a little at the top and hits the guide when i let go of the ratchet… i can see the chain tensioner go in a little too when this happens…
is this normal? i cant remember it doing this before maybe it did…
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### Author:  [@Nate\_Drake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nate_Drake)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr-timing-chain-question/125579/2 "2009-06-22T17:02:36Z")
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIANU6l4Gbc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIANU6l4Gbc)
please help, absolutely no idea why its doing that
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### Author:  [@BCHLR240SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BCHLR240SX)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr-timing-chain-question/125579/3 "2009-06-22T17:09:32Z")
theres a tightening sequence for when you put the valve cover on, did you do it in order? Iuno just a wild guess.
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### Author:  [@DirrtyDevo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DirrtyDevo)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr-timing-chain-question/125579/4 "2009-06-22T21:07:50Z")
recall mine doing that as well every couple cranks with the ratchet on the crank and im going strong smooth as butter to this day.
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### Author:  [@BCHLR240SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BCHLR240SX)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2009, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr-timing-chain-question/125579/5 "2009-06-23T06:03:55Z")
[http://www.son240sx.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43583](http://www.son240sx.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43583)
here, theres a write-up for everything on there.
Hope it helps.
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr-timing-chain-question/125579/6 "2009-06-23T06:12:30Z")
Every belt/chain needs a little give.
Tensioner?
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### Author:  [@Nate\_Drake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nate_Drake)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr-timing-chain-question/125579/7 "2009-06-23T13:36:38Z")
> [@X-box live gamertag thread\*\*edited with list\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/x-box-live-gamertag-thread-edited-with-list/22265/183):
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> Every belt/chain needs a little give.
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> Tensioner?
tensioner is on and working good… i may go with devo and just start it up and see what happens…