Carefully examine the ATI unit. It is a two piece assembly. If only the hub is damaged it shouldn't be necessary to replace the entire assembly. Conversely, if the outer ring is the problem you might salvage the hub. The ring will only fit on the hub one way and the eccentric hole is clearly marked so that when all the bolt holes are aligned, the ring will be be back in the original position. The opti can be swapped by removing the outer ring and sliding the distributor around the hub. If the torx countersunk cap screws that hold the outer ring weren't torqued correctly or if some of them were left out, the ring unit could be loose on the hub.

It goes without saying that having the correct key in the crank is essential.

 

ah so its the out ring and the hub that make up the whole ATI damper? if thats the case then i am actualy able to move the whole assembly up, left and right almost a 1/4 inch

 

The damper should not have been balanced on along with the rotating assembly. The balancer is neutral balanced.

-B

 

well however it is done it was done the correct way

 

thanks for all the replies, has anyone else had any problems with there Golen engines?

 

What are you talking about. A problem with the engine. Don't you think the ixxxt that took it off to get to the opti did something????????

Incidentally you don't have to take the timing cover off to replace the opti.

More than likely you have a failure with the damper.