Patent ID: 8387244

Claim:
A method of installing a plurality of components for a cam drive and timing system for an engine, the components comprising a tensioner bracket, a guide or snubber and a tensioner mounted to the tensioner bracket, a chain, and a crankshaft sprocket, the method comprising the steps of: a) mounting the chain to the crankshaft sprocket and the tensioner bracket; b) inserting a tensioner pin extending into a tensioner pin hole, between a first pair of teeth of the chain, and into a first bracket pin hole, thereby pinning the chain between the tensioner pin and a tensioner chain contacting surface of the tensioner; and c) inserting a guide pin extending into a guide pin hole, between a second pair of teeth of the chain, and into a second bracket pin hole, thereby pinning the chain between the guide pin and a guide chain contacting surface of the guide or snubber.