Can’t remove the Cam Shaft Help Please

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Oct 29, 2006 | 08:16 PM

hayman

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Can’t remove the Cam Shaft Help Please

I don’t want to force it and I can figure out what I forgot.

I have removed all lifters and removed the fuel pump and the cam shaft will only come out two lobes and then it seems to bind. I have tried reinstalling the gear and also tried a 6” long bolt like one of the books suggested.

It’s a 74 350ci engine and is out of the car on a stand.

Bill

Oct 29, 2006 | 08:28 PM

moosie982

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You say you removed the fuel pump,, but did the push rod drop down ?
If it did then I've got no suggestions,,,,Peace,,, Moosie

Oct 29, 2006 | 08:43 PM

hayman

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Yes, rod is down.

This is my first cam shaft removal. Does it nomally come out easy?

Bill

Oct 29, 2006 | 08:46 PM

SIXFOOTER

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yes it usually comes out pretty easy. It may have some crud built up on it thats binding on a bearing. will it turn while its coming out? Be careful, go slow

Oct 29, 2006 | 08:52 PM

hayman

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It turns but it will bind if I try to extract it beyond the second lobe.

Bill

Oct 29, 2006 | 09:08 PM

zwede

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It might be catching on a lobe. How are you holding the cam as you pull it out? They make these handles but I just bolt the cam gear on it. You need to make the back of the cam come up as you pull it, otherwise the lobes catch on the journals. Pull on the top of the cam gear, push in on the bottom and try it.

Oct 29, 2006 | 09:13 PM

dgruenke

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Originally Posted by hayman

Yes, rod is down.

This is my first cam shaft removal. Does it nomally come out easy?

Bill

Is the rod all the way out? The cam usually comes out pretty easy with a little bit of wiggle after the fuel pump rod is out.

Oct 29, 2006 | 09:49 PM

marshrat99

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From: Dayton Oh

This is a strange one. If'n you've removed the fuel pump and lifters and the fuel pump rod is down, I don't see what else can be holding ya. How bout spraying a little WD40 or PBblaster thru the lifter holes to possibly remove some varnish.