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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 01:04 AM
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Default How do ya measure base circle radius?

Anybody know??
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 02:22 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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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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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 02:52 AM
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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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