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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:17 AM
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Tried putting my timing cover on only to find it hits the pin on the cam. Am I missing something? It's a cc503 in a 94 camaro. ThoughtI would check before i took a grinder to it...
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:23 AM
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92-94 f-body LT1s still use a short dowel due to the spline driven opti. It's 95+ that use the long dowel. So as long as you don't plan to convert to a 95+ opti...get your grinder out and file it down till it clears.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:33 AM
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^^X2 this is what i did. just mark it accordingly to the cam gear and cut it off.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:42 AM
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OR hit it down in with a hammer works most the time the pin can suck into the cam some
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Bansheetwin360
OR hit it down in with a hammer works most the time the pin can suck into the cam some
Id much rather cut it than hit it with a hammer but thats just me.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 02:15 AM
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I tapped it in with a mallet. Best done with the cam out of the engine.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 02:19 AM
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How does the Timing Cover hit the Cam Pin..I thought it's open right there for the OPTI..
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by the_merv
How does the Timing Cover hit the Cam Pin..I thought it's open right there for the OPTI..
He has a 94 so his opti is a spline drive. The dowel pin must be flush with the cam gear, and the spline drive shaft goes into the center of the cam gear to drive the opti (its also keyed to get the timing right).
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Yea..I'm used to the 1995-up..that is probably why I thought about it the way I did.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 07:52 AM
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ok sounds good. Thanks guys. And merv I just saw you were in iraq. Thanks for all you do man.
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Thanks for the support man.
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