Finally done with the timing cover grinding!!!
It wasn't that bad at all.
I used the following;
Dremel 4000
Dremel Reinforced Cut-Off Wheels 426
Straight Edge with mm readout
Sharpie Markers
I realized that my best way of doing it is first measuring out the 20mm mark on the semi-cut boss. I put a rough mark on the remaining bosses and ribs. There are no measurements to use, so you just have to use your judgement based on the drawings.
The (2) leftmost bosses are easy to get to and really don't require any special notes to follow. The semi-cut boss will require you to remove (2) bolts on the water pump and also the cross section where the upper radiator hose meets the engine. I cut several "slices" into the boss in order to chip away at it leaving room for my Dremel. Once I had a decent amount of material removed, I ended up using the cut-off wheel in a grinding fashion. I turned it 45* and used a side to side motion to bring the surface down even and flush. It works quickly too! Much faster than cutting away at it.
I accomplished the task of grinding the front cover with just a Dremel!
It wasn't that bad at all.
I used the following;
Dremel 4000
Dremel Reinforced Cut-Off Wheels 426
Straight Edge with mm readout
Sharpie Markers
I realized that my best way of doing it is first measuring out the 20mm mark on the semi-cut boss. I put a rough mark on the remaining bosses and ribs. There are no measurements to use, so you just have to use your judgement based on the drawings.
The (2) leftmost bosses are easy to get to and really don't require any special notes to follow. The semi-cut boss will require you to remove (2) bolts on the water pump and also the cross section where the upper radiator hose meets the engine. I cut several "slices" into the boss in order to chip away at it leaving room for my Dremel. Once I had a decent amount of material removed, I ended up using the cut-off wheel in a grinding fashion. I turned it 45* and used a side to side motion to bring the surface down even and flush. It works quickly too! Much faster than cutting away at it.
I accomplished the task of grinding the front cover with just a Dremel!
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