Trick450r

iTrader: (7)

So I have a Comp XFI280 cam that im about to put into my new shortblock. My problem is that the Dowel pin is much shorter than the one on my old cam, the new one doesnt even stick all the way through the timing gear, let alone into the opti. How do i go about fixing this guys? i need this up and running ASAP!

aboatguy

Pin is pressed in


On my 280XFI I had to push it in......so try pulling it out.


MIke

ElkySS

iTrader: (6)

^^make sure to pull it all the way out so you can see exactly how long it is. you dont wanna pull it out just far enough only to find out it fell off later and ruined your motor

Trick450r

iTrader: (7)

any suggestions on what i should use to pull it out?

JAKEJR

Also, if pulled out too far, it'll kill the Opti. The length of the pin differs depending on the year of the LT1.

The pin on the stock cam I just removed from my son's 96 LT1 extends .625". Other years may be different.

Oops, made a typo on pin length, it's .625 NOT .0625 Sorry 'bout that.

Jake

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slownova73

iTrader: (31)

yea^^ what he said!

aboatguy

I'm lazy I'd grab it with my vice and pull on the cam.

fuel

iTrader: (13)

call comp thay will send you a new one .....if you fudge the other one up

fergymoto

iTrader: (129)

If the cam isn't already in the motor you can knock it out from the back side with a punch.

Trick450r

iTrader: (7)

just in case anyone else runs into this problem, i pulled it out with an old drill chuck. It not even close to long enough to do that job at all so i had a new one made at a local machine shop, problem solved.

aboatguy

Was it new, or did a previous owner file it down?

Mine was too long and I had to tap it in..

Trick450r

iTrader: (7)

brand spanking new. The pin was about half the length it needed to be...

BALLSS

IIRC it would have come with 2 pins, 1 short and the other long

sounds like you have it handled though

aboatguy

Mine only cam with the one it was too long and I tapped it in.

I wonder if CC's qc is slipping.