Lawrie,
Thanks for the advice. I did refit the cam gear and was able to get the
camshaft out with little effort. That provided just enough extra leverage
to do the job. I still wonder exactly what was stopping it and making the
metallic clanking noise, but I looked at the journals and bearings and saw
no damage at all. (The cam lobes were another story.)
Thanks to all who tried to help,
Larry Daniels
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@Britcars.com>
Subject: Re: Stubborn Camshaft
Hi, Larry,
If all eight lifters are out of the block, the oil pump and the distributor
drive spindles have been removed and the camshaft locating plate is off,
there is nothing else in the block to keep the cam from coming out. The only
thing I can surmise is that one of the bearings (or bearing journals on the
cam) is worn and hanging up. At this point, I'd refit the cam gear to the
cam and use two pry bars under it to lever it forwards and out.
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