[DeTomaso] Pulling the camshaft out of a 351C

Thomas Tornblom Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se
Thu Jun 3 02:45:59 EDT 2010


2010-06-03 08:21, Dave Londry skrev:
> Hey it should be easy, right??
> And it's the very last thing I have to take out.
>
> Pushrods and lifters are on the bench.
> Waterpump and front cover are on the bench.
> Timing gear is on the bench.
> Thrust plate is on the bench.
> 15" threaded rod is screwed into the camshaft so it's really easy to handle.
>
> The camshaft (with the wiped #6E lobe) is turning the distributor nicely
> so it's running free in its bearings.
> It pulls nicely to disengage the distributor gear

Your distributor is also on the bench, right?


> Comes out 3 3/4" out and starts to engage the next bearing
>     (I'm pretty sure and it feels like that putting a finger down the
> lifter bores)
> Comes out about another 1/8" and stops.
>
> It rotates freely but won't budge farther out, with hand pressure.
> It goes back into original position easily and still turns nicely there.
> (so I haven't screwed the bearings - and it's been very gentle treatment)
> Tried it again with a little moly wiped onto the bearings - no change
> and it didn't feel dry anyway.
>
> So could you all point out what stupid $##@$%^ thing I might be doing
> here???
> I haven't pulled anything but overhead cams in 40 years but there
> shouldn't be anything more.
>
> tks,  I sure hope
> dave
>
> PS I didn't find a oil slinger on the crank - is it kind of optional?
>

Thomas



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