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Yes, distributor is removed and fuel pump is removed
Next step in 440 cam removal?
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1. Purchase a Factory Service Manual for your vehicle. It will have step by step instructions.
2. Find someone with more mechanical experience than yourself to help you follow the
instructions.
2. Find someone with more mechanical experience than yourself to help you follow the
instructions.
Not just the distributor, but the gear that drives it as well.
It's called the intermediate shaft.
Also drives the oil pump.
Also drives the oil pump.
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Now I understand. Not just the distributor, but the intermediate shaft.
Ive learned a ton from you guys, and I really appreciate it.
Um.....yea it's all one unit.
????
1) distributor 2) intermediate shaft. 2 pieces that work together as one.
Drive gear and oil pump shaft are removed together.
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I thought the same!
What I meant in post 25 was that if you remove the drive gear the shaft will naturally come out with it.
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I'm not sure anyone mentioned it, but get a long bolt, (6" or so), and thread it into the cam snout. It will help by giving you leverage as you remove the cam.
As you pull cam, the far end of the cam will try to drop as you clear the bearing journal, if it drops, the lobes can ding the cam bearings, you want to avoid that. Just use the leverage from the bolt to take some of the weight off the far end. It will still want to drop, but try to anticipate that, and draw it out carefully. You may have to move the cam around just a bit as it clears each bearing journal.
Just be careful and patient, once you've done it, you will have a better feel for it.
As you pull cam, the far end of the cam will try to drop as you clear the bearing journal, if it drops, the lobes can ding the cam bearings, you want to avoid that. Just use the leverage from the bolt to take some of the weight off the far end. It will still want to drop, but try to anticipate that, and draw it out carefully. You may have to move the cam around just a bit as it clears each bearing journal.
Just be careful and patient, once you've done it, you will have a better feel for it.
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Check the cam bearings, make sure the oiling holes line up with the oil feed passage.
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Hey Guys,
So I got some free time, and I’m back to my cam removal project.
Before pulling the old cam, I put the engine at TDC on #1 piston. I did this with a dial indicator screwed into the #1 spark plug hole.
But please check out the picture below. It seems like the dots are off by about 1 tooth?
Maybe this is why the engine never ran good.
I should correct this when I install the new cam, right? I’m going to degree the new cam, so I guess that will guarantee it is correct
So I got some free time, and I’m back to my cam removal project.
Before pulling the old cam, I put the engine at TDC on #1 piston. I did this with a dial indicator screwed into the #1 spark plug hole.
But please check out the picture below. It seems like the dots are off by about 1 tooth?
Maybe this is why the engine never ran good.
I should correct this when I install the new cam, right? I’m going to degree the new cam, so I guess that will guarantee it is correct
Correct you are one tooth retarded on the cam.
So it's roughly 7-8 degrees retarded assuming the timing set, cam grind and keyway on the crank are spot on.
But you have a double roller timing chain and a 3 bolt camshaft so that means it's a high performance setup thats in there.
Do you know what cam is in there?
You might just want to try and degree the cam that's in it and see what it does I'll bet it will be much better.
So it's roughly 7-8 degrees retarded assuming the timing set, cam grind and keyway on the crank are spot on.
But you have a double roller timing chain and a 3 bolt camshaft so that means it's a high performance setup thats in there.
Do you know what cam is in there?
You might just want to try and degree the cam that's in it and see what it does I'll bet it will be much better.
Kevin74
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Hi Don,
It’s a Comp Cams Extreme Energy solid roller XR292, at least according to the previous owner. I hated the way the engine ran, so I’m planning to swap in a XR274.
Kevin74
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Since it is off by one tooth in the opposite direction of engine rotation, does that mean it didn’t jump a tooth while running? Instead, someone just installed it that way?
I guess I trying to decide whether the timing chain can be reused.
Thanks,
Kevin
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