Cam retainer plate broke

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Dec 31, 2011 | 10:53 AM

stewdy1

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Cam retainer plate broke

Any one ever heard or seen this, only had five miles on motor, and motor is now junk

This is the older style plate with older style bolts not the countersunk ones

Dec 31, 2011 | 11:19 AM

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Wow...never seen that! Did you shave the bolt heads? If so, are there marks on the back of the cam gear?

Dec 31, 2011 | 11:24 AM

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Too bad

I have seen this before when either someone did not tighten the cam retainer bolts and they backed out and hit the timing gear or there was not enough clearance between the gear and the bolts.

Some aftermarket timing sets need to be checked for clearance.

Don

Dec 31, 2011 | 01:06 PM

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The bolts look like that from the back of cam gear hittin them and its all stock timing gears
Maybe I tightened the retainer bolts too tight and broke it idk