Pulling camshaft from 2F (2 Viewers)

[Godwin]

I'm the process of replacing the timing plate gasket on a 2F that's still in the 60. I've been held up with removal of the camshaft as the timing gear is hitting the lower valance.

The options as I see it are:

1) pull the timing gear but I don't know how difficult resetting the gear will be after I reinstall the cam.

2) loosen motor mounts and raise the front of the engine and perhaps also lower the rear of the engine to gain enough clearance to slip the gear past the valance.

3) use a grinder on the valance and notch it enough to slip the gear past.

I'm leaning toward the grinder approach but could use some input.

 

[RockDoc]

From my experience, separating the camshaft and gear is too big a pain in the ass for option A. It took me 3 attempts out of the engine to get it, with a puller, heating the gear and cooling the shaft.

 

[fliphkd778]

I agree, the timing gear is on there extremely tight; leave it on.
I think 2 is the best approach, I would think un bolting the cross member and the drive shafts would allow the engine to slump down enough to clear it. Pm Jim, I remember him mentioning a case where he switched cams.

 

[zebrabeefj40]

I would also recommend option 2. The motor doesn't need to be raised much to get the cam to slide out. I'd just loosen the two front motor mounts and lift with an engine hoist.

I tried option 1 myself. Epic fail. Had to pull the motor to replace the cam bearings I tore up trying to remove the cam gear (used a BFH in frustration...yep I got that f'n gear off though. ) Worked out well in the end but still...

Good luck!
Nick

 

[Mark W]

I have never ad a problem removing or reinstalling the cam gear. But That is out of the engine in a press.

For what you are doing I would not atempt to remove it with the cam still engaged in the motor if I could avoid it. With the front end of the engine off, you can lift it a good bit pretty easily. I would try that first.

Mark...

 

[Godwin]

Camshaft is out. As simple as loosening the top and bottom nuts of the motor mounts and jacking the engine from below, but I also had to lower the transmission just a little. To make sure that neither the engine nor transmission shifted during this process I kept the nuts on the motor mounts and the bolt in the tranny crossmember. Last thing I wanted was to have the engine shift out of alignment as I don't have a way to hoist it.