Inspection
Inspect the cylinder head components for wear and/or damage.
Valves
Inspect the heads of the valves first. Look closely at the head, margin and face for any
cracks, excessive wear or burning. The margin is the best place to look for burning. It
should have a squared edge with an even width all around the circumference of the valve.
When a valve burns, the margin will look melted and the edges will appear rounded. Also
inspect the valve head for any signs of tulipping. This will show as a lifting of the edges or
dishing in the center of the valve head and will usually not occur to all of the valves. All of
the valve heads should look the same. Any valves that seem dished more than others are
probably bad. Next, inspect the valve lock grooves and valve tips. Check for any burrs
around the lock grooves, especially if they had to be filed to remove the valve. Valve tips
should appear flat and square to the valve stem. Slight rounding with high mileage engines
is considered normal. Slightly worn valve tips will need to be machined flat. Last, measure
the valve stem diameter with the micrometer. Measure the area that rides within the guide,
especially towards the tip where most of the wear occurs. Take several measurements
along its length and compare them to each other. Wear should be even along the length
with little to no taper. If no minimum diameter is given in the specifications, then the stem
should not read more than 0.001 in. (0.025mm) below an unworn area of the valve stem.
Any valves that fail these inspections should be replaced.
Valve stems may be rolled on a flat surface to check for
bends
Summary of Contents for TrailBlazer
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Page 26: ...Fig 3 Typical body and undervehicle maintenance locations Refer to chart for descriptions ...
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Page 175: ...Spring free length check Valve spring squareness check ...
Page 192: ...Front of piston mark ...
Page 361: ...5 3L Engine Except Saab Underhood Fuse Block 2003 2005 Early Production ...
Page 469: ...Removing the outer band from the CV boot Removing the inner band from the CV boot ...
Page 470: ...Removing the CV boot from the joint housing Clean the CV joint housing prior to removing boot ...
Page 471: ...Removing the CV joint housing assembly Removing the CV joint ...
Page 472: ...Inspecting the CV joint housing Removing the CV joint outer snap ring ...
Page 473: ...Checking the CV joint snap ring for wear CV joint snap ring typical ...
Page 474: ...Removing the CV joint assembly Removing the CV joint inner snap ring ...
Page 475: ...Installing the CV joint assembly typical ...
Page 553: ...9 Torque the lug nuts to specification 10 Lower the vehicle ...
Page 556: ...Toe in Frame Misalignment Frame misalignment ...
Page 588: ...Bleeding caliper ...
Page 624: ...Manifold gauge set components Refrigerant recovery recycling station ...
Page 676: ...A C Specifications ...
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