Cam has to much play to it??
06-01-2012, 12:55 AM
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Cam has to much play to it?? so im doing an oil pump n timing chain swap and when i removed the cam gear/timing chain gear i noticed the gear (the part that faces the cam) had a lot of groves in it and was no longer a smooth surface. then i noticed the cam to be moving quite freely inward and outward. it seems as if the cam is moving to much and hitting the cam gear which caused it to have uneven grooves.
is this normal?
is this normal?
06-01-2012, 06:46 AM
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Not sure I follow, did the cam have a lot of motion before you removed the gear or after. If after, then it would be normal. Also, can you post a photo of the gear? Has the car ever been apart? There was an old mod that I don't see much anymore where grooves were cut in the cam gear to help with lubrication because the cam plates were wearing.
06-01-2012, 10:06 AM
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Not sure I follow, did the cam have a lot of motion before you removed the gear or after. If after, then it would be normal. Also, can you post a photo of the gear? Has the car ever been apart? There was an old mod that I don't see much anymore where grooves were cut in the cam gear to help with lubrication because the cam plates were wearing.
06-01-2012, 09:33 PM
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get a dial indicator, measure the camshaft endplay with gear torqued on, the endplay i like to see is .004- to .008 max, If you don't regularly change your oil debris will wear out parts faster, even cause grooves, if there is no endplay thats when you have the biggest issues
