Help! In the middle of cam install...problems...
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Help! In the middle of cam install...problems... I was just about ready to pull the cam, and I found that my 5/16 rods that I bought are too thick. They are getting all scraped up from trying, and they will not go in. I don't really want to go "russian-roulette", so I am thinking pen magnets. Any thoughts? Trying to get these rods in couldn't have hurt anything right?
The other things that bothers me is that after I remove the cam plate I feel rubbing when I spin the cam. Does the cam plate space the cam away from the back of the engine, or do I have some problems?
Any help would be appreciated!
The other things that bothers me is that after I remove the cam plate I feel rubbing when I spin the cam. Does the cam plate space the cam away from the back of the engine, or do I have some problems?
Any help would be appreciated!
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. are you following the guide on www.ls1howto.com ??? if not, check it out.
Originally Posted by Another_User
I was just about ready to pull the cam, and I found that my 5/16 rods that I bought are too thick. They are getting all scraped up from trying, and they will not go in. I don't really want to go "russian-roulette", so I am thinking pen magnets. Any thoughts? Trying to get these rods in couldn't have hurt anything right?
The other things that bothers me is that after I remove the cam plate I feel rubbing when I spin the cam. Does the cam plate space the cam away from the back of the engine, or do I have some problems?
Any help would be appreciated!
The other things that bothers me is that after I remove the cam plate I feel rubbing when I spin the cam. Does the cam plate space the cam away from the back of the engine, or do I have some problems?
Any help would be appreciated!
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If I remember correctly there is about 1/4 inch of extra depth to the C/shaft bore and the cam is located away from the back of the bore by the cam plate. I do remember thinking "what the f**k is going on here then 
?".
It was a while ago since I did my cam swap, any one else noticed this??
Tom.
?".It was a while ago since I did my cam swap, any one else noticed this??
Tom.
Exactly, the cam is pulled forward by the cam gear being bolted to it, and aligned by the retainer plate.
I recently ran into a problem with my 5/16" steel rods on a 2002 car.. The driver's side slid right in -- the passenger side wouldn't budge. I ended up taking a few thousandths off the rod with a grinding wheel, and then repolished it smooth. Worked like a champ
I recently ran into a problem with my 5/16" steel rods on a 2002 car.. The driver's side slid right in -- the passenger side wouldn't budge. I ended up taking a few thousandths off the rod with a grinding wheel, and then repolished it smooth. Worked like a champ
