cam install tool
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Staging Lane
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cam install tool Instead of forking over $100+ for the JPR cam install tool I wanted to know what else I could use I heard of people using wooden dowls but what size and length any help would be great thanks
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When i did mine i believe it was two 5/16 dowel rods. Just do a search in the engine section for dowel rods and there should be a bunch of threads. And the length im trying to remember i think was in the area of 24" i believe. Alot of people use metals ones, others use i believe wood or something to that nature. Wish i could be of more help to you, but i did my cam swap over a year ago. If you can find the thread i started on after i finshed my cam swap, i know i wrote down a bunch of stuff that can help you.
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in the GM service tapes i have for the gen III and gen IV blocks it literally says get three Metric bolts to install and remove the cam. I dont remember the exact size but I did it removing the Cam from the 6.0 and it works great lol and cheap if you have a bunch of bolts laying around.
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Verdad Gallardo in the GM service tapes i have for the gen III and gen IV blocks it literally says get three Metric bolts to install and remove the cam. I dont remember the exact size but I did it removing the Cam from the 6.0 and it works great lol and cheap if you have a bunch of bolts laying around.
The waterpump bolts work fine.
I have the JPR tool and the metal rods(wouldn't trust wood). I've had some engines where the JPR tool wouldn't hold the lifters up, but the 5/16" metal rods did. I usually try the JPR tool first. If it works fine, but if not I resort to the metal rods. If you haven't bought a tool yet the metal rods are the way to go. As far as a handle to remove/install the cam I took a piece of flat stock and welded a 2' rod to it. I drilled 4 holes in the piece of flat stock. Three were for the bolts and one for the locator dowel pin. When I get ready to remove/install a cam I bolt on my home made handle. Next I start pulling, pushing, turning,wriggling and jiggling until the cam is either in or out. The home made handle helps a lot because being 2' long allows me to use both hands and have more control than 3 short water pump bolts.
