Got a 2 piece eccentric - is it going to be noisy?
I picked up a 2 piece eccentric from my local machine shop (man, gotta love car enthusiasts, these guys are super helpful and practically gave me the part). I compared the 2 piece versus 1 piece and there is definately a large difference. The 1 piece was such an interference fit that the timing cover would not sit flush against the engine, so there was no mistaking that it would have big issues. The 2 piece does not use a dowel pin, it has a tab bent in toward the cam gear which fits in the dowel plug hole. I torqued the eccentric to the reccommended 40 - 45 ft lbs. The design of the 2 piece has an eccentric which sits in a round cup. The round cup spins loosely around the eccentric. When dry, it seems pretty noisy and I don't really understand the design intention. Are these things noisy? Anyone else running one? Is the outer ring suppose to spin freely like this? I can't see how it would tighten up anymore.