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Ford Timing Chain Sprocket Alignment Diagram - Cam & Crank Timing Marks
Service figure showing timing chain and sprocket marks aligned to indicate TDC on the compression stroke.
This document is a line-art illustration of a timing chain and sprocket assembly, showing the large camshaft sprocket at the top and the smaller crankshaft sprocket at the bottom, connected by a timing chain. A dashed vertical centerline passes through both sprocket centers, and a callout labeled 'TIMING MARKS' points to two dots — one on the camshaft sprocket and one on the crankshaft sprocket — positioned adjacent to each other along the centerline between the two sprockets (cam mark at the bottom of the cam sprocket, crank mark at the top of the crank sprocket). A red text annotation added by the uploader asks: 'This indicates TDC on the compression stroke...Correct?' The diagram itself contains no year, make, model, engine, torque, or part-number information; it purely illustrates the correct alignment of the camshaft and crankshaft sprocket timing marks when installing or checking a timing chain. It was uploaded to a 1978 Ford Bronco gallery alongside a Ford 351C/351M related document, suggesting it pertains to Ford V8 timing set alignment, though the document itself does not state applicability.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where are the timing marks located on the sprockets in this diagram?
- The 'TIMING MARKS' callout points to a dot on the bottom edge of the camshaft (upper) sprocket and a dot on the top edge of the crankshaft (lower) sprocket, aligned with each other along the vertical centerline between the two sprockets.
- How should the camshaft and crankshaft sprockets be aligned according to this diagram?
- The two timing mark dots should face each other, both lying on the straight line drawn through the centers of the camshaft and crankshaft sprockets.
- What question does the uploader's annotation ask?
- The red annotation asks: 'This indicates TDC on the compression stroke...Correct?' — the diagram itself does not answer this question.
- Does this document give any torque specs or part numbers?
- No. It is only an illustration of timing mark alignment with a single 'TIMING MARKS' callout; no torque values, part numbers, or other specifications appear.
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