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Old 01-10-2007, 01:04 AM
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I think you can just take a caliper or micrometer, and measure just the circle part of the lobe (don't catch any of the ramps when you measure). Divide this number by 2, and that's the base circle radius.
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Originally Posted by Grimes
I think you can just take a caliper or micrometer, and measure just the circle part of the lobe (don't catch any of the ramps when you measure). Divide this number by 2, and that's the base circle radius.
thanks man. got it figured out
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sweet! Just wondering - are you measuring to estimate the pushrod length you'll need?
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Originally Posted by Grimes
I think you can just take a caliper or micrometer, and measure just the circle part of the lobe (don't catch any of the ramps when you measure). Divide this number by 2, and that's the base circle radius.
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