cam gear 2 teeth off and stuck lifter!!
cam gear 2 teeth off and stuck lifter!! Im doing a head cam swap on my buddies camaro. Heads are off and front cover, after getting the front cover off i noticed the cam n crack gear dots are off two teeth. And all but one lifter came out. cant figure how to get it out, froze up. i have tryed the slide hammer tool and cant get it
and ideas oh the cam gear being off...
and ideas oh the cam gear being off...
Car must have been running like cr@p...
You'll need to remove the cam by rotating it as it comes out (so whichever lobe is passing the stuck lifter is on the base circle), then once the cam is out you can knock the lifter into the pan. Or you can make a half-round "tray" from some rollable plastic, shove it into the cam tunnel, and hope the lifter drops onto it. Or if you're feeling lucky, you can try catching it with some long needle nose pliers or a magnet.
You'll need to remove the cam by rotating it as it comes out (so whichever lobe is passing the stuck lifter is on the base circle), then once the cam is out you can knock the lifter into the pan. Or you can make a half-round "tray" from some rollable plastic, shove it into the cam tunnel, and hope the lifter drops onto it. Or if you're feeling lucky, you can try catching it with some long needle nose pliers or a magnet.
Look throw the cam bore and see if the roller tip pin has backed out and hitting the lifter bore flange. Ive seen this happen and if your lucky the pin (roller bearing shaft) has backed out to the front of the engine , were you can take a long punch or rod and a hammer and knock the pin back in so you can remove the lifter.
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Look throw the cam bore and see if the roller tip pin has backed out and hitting the lifter bore flange. Ive seen this happen and if your lucky the pin (roller bearing shaft) has backed out to the front of the engine , were you can take a long punch or rod and a hammer and knock the pin back in so you can remove the lifter.
figured it out. the hole bottom of the lifter was broke off and made the cam get stuck. used a slide hammer tool and worked great!!! it was stock cam so it wasnt deg that way. the chain had to skip teeth, it was really loose!
thanks everyone
thanks everyone
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