cam removal
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cam removal
i am rebuilding a 360 and i am down to the cam removal, i took off the sprokets and the nuts on the cam but it will not budge. there is a round, looks like a washer around the front of the camshaft but i can not get it off is that what is holding it in place and if so how do i get it off
if there is a step be step process that someone has access to could i see it to make sure that i followed the steps correctly
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68 ford[SIZE=3][FONT=arial]
if there is a step be step process that someone has access to could i see it to make sure that i followed the steps correctly
thanks
68 ford[SIZE=3][FONT=arial]
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That's it- That is a thrust washer. If yours is held in place by Philips-head screws, it may take an impact driver to get them loose. That's the only thing that keeps the cam in place- assuming you did remove the rest of the valvetrain already.
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Take it easy, orich. The guy is learning, like a lot of us. That's why we come to this forum - to share information.
And in the spirit of sharing, typing in all caps is considered shouting - and I did consider that you might have meant to yell...
Thank you for your service to our country.
a final point - "butterfly" is not spelled butterlfy
And in the spirit of sharing, typing in all caps is considered shouting - and I did consider that you might have meant to yell...
Thank you for your service to our country.
a final point - "butterfly" is not spelled butterlfy
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pward76 Gee, I guess you found me out that, I can't see much of what, I type with out my glasses. And having some little "ANGEL" play with them and ended up breaking them. OWELL hope that was to loud for ya because my heaing is bad too and, I'm even starting to talk to myself these day. So much for that!
Dear bored-68-ford, If your going to rebuild that FE do it the right way the first time around and you'll save time and money. You say you don't want to, I guess score is what you ment, the cam bearing by doing it wrong. You need to just Put in new cam bearing and be over and done with it.
Dear bored-68-ford, If your going to rebuild that FE do it the right way the first time around and you'll save time and money. You say you don't want to, I guess score is what you ment, the cam bearing by doing it wrong. You need to just Put in new cam bearing and be over and done with it.
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Sorry to hear about your glasses, orich, and as for your hearing problem; fortunately, on the web no one needs to be able to hear.
I was not trying to attack you personally, just offering a little advice, trying to be helpful. Sorry - it won't happen again.
I was not trying to attack you personally, just offering a little advice, trying to be helpful. Sorry - it won't happen again.
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Hey bored...............double check if a spacer was removed, wether or not the spacer is built into the new timing gear sprocket. If you put the spacer back in with an after market sprocket that includes the spacer thickness on the new sprocket, you will have problems down the road.
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thanks for the help, i removed the cam. it was very tight to remove and the bearings were already damaged. some of them are gouged pretty bad so it was difficult to remove. and by the way i planned on replacing the cam bearings, i was just trying to take precautions so my engine would be 120% when i am done rebuilding it
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