| approach you keep throwing out at me, so I will just answer my questions for you. That "moving target" I am speaking of is the fact you did not directly answer my questions, which at this point appears as though you are avoiding. So, without further adeu, here's the answers you are compelled to give. Q: Why it is that when all I did was remove the axial slop from the VTC mechanism, it stopped rattling? A: Because the axial slop is what allows the sprocket to rock in and out against the rear thrust face, thereby producing the noise being heard. It is JUST that simple. Q: Why is it that although I used the original internal spring, which has 180K miles on it, that the the modified VTCs do not rattle? Because the internal spring is not the cause of the noise I would have hoped that you could bring yourself to directly answering my questions rather than linking off to another post which does not directly answer the questions I have. The problem is VTC rattle. The question is, why does it rattle. I have shown what I did, in photographic detail, and reported the results, which are positive. You have still not answered, yourself, why it is that the modification I did works. It is clear that the spring is not the problem. If it were, my VTCs would still be rattling because I am using an original 180K mile spring. They should be rattling according to the method you have used to fix the problem, but they dont. So, can you please stick directly to these specifics and provide an answer for me/all of us?
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