Cam Gear
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I beleive you answered your own question. there is no bolt on the end of the camshaft it is pressed on. Now I am asuming the engine is still in the truck. I was able to put it on by using a hammer. I put it on as snug as I could and then started tapping it in. At the same time I was tapping in the crank grear as well.
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From: Denver
timing gear troubles
Hey, I'm having the same problem! the key in the cam is tore up on the end, but i think the cam gear will slide over. However, when I line up the keyways on both gears, the timing marks aren't lined up! (I had a unique experience taking the gears off!) I plan on running the balancer bolt in and turning the crank until the marks are lined up; that will work won't it? Also, the mark on the cam gear, according to the picture in my Hayne's book, is on the back of the cam gear!! So, I marked the cam gear on the "front" and was planning on putting it on that way. Will it work? If i put it on w/the mark out, it looks like the offset would put the gear too far away from the block...? Can I be sure the cam gear won't be messed up if I tap it on slowly with a hammer (get ****-eyed?)
Thanks for all the help. This old truck really makes me want to kick the dog. (but I don't)
Thanks for all the help. This old truck really makes me want to kick the dog. (but I don't)
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From: Denver
so if the cover won't fit if its on backwards, is there any way to know if it is on the right way until i try to put the cover on? the majority of the affordable gearsets have fiber for the cam gear. I think it'll be fine.
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From: redding U.S.A.
Fiber came factory with the motor and yes they will last for a long time, but metal gears are much stronger and more reliable. Why not throw in a metal while you're in there. If you already ordered the fiber i wouldn't worry about it.
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From: Kalispell, MT
when i priced a steel set of gears vs. a set w/ a fibre cam gear, there was only a 10 dollar difference, the steel gears being 50 bucks and the fibre set being 40...i'll spend the extra ten bucks for the strength, me-thinks...just my 2 cents...
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