well I didn't put the stock plate back on yet, b/c I didn't put the cam key
in.... i test fitted it and was VERY snug, and couldn't get it in
parrallel... wasn't much point in doing it tonight b/c I don't have the
other parts yet...
hey B, you mind if I call you when I go to degree this puppy in? damn snake
squeezing my throat,,, gotta run.....
_______________________
Jon Smith--Raleigh, NC
jon@fast4x4.net
www.fast4x4.net
>
> Well, there wasn't one behind the stock cam gear on mine either but
they're
> using a plate for that anyway. Kinda surprised that the aftermarket Cam
and
> Timing Gear set didn't come with one. Did you use the stock plate behind
> the timing gears?
>
> Shouldn't be anything wrong with using the stock key...as long as it fits
> snug.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Jon Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 7:28 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Re: RE: cam install help..
>
>
> hmmmm, nope and nope :( I got the cam from Mike D. and I know he'd give
me
> everything that came with it.... I didn't see a thrust bearing come out
> with the old cam... anything wrong with reusing the cam key?
> _______________________
> Jon Smith--Raleigh, NC
> jon@fast4x4.net
> www.fast4x4.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@texas.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 8:09 PM
> Subject: DML: RE: cam install help..
>
>
> > Didn't the kit come with a thrust bearing (or the new timing chain kit)?
> > There's normally a little bit of play (back and forth) on a cam but
that's
> > what the thrust bearing is for.
> >
> > As for the key, if the Hughes kit cam with a cam key, use it. That's
what
> > keeps it lined up to the cam timing position (0, +2, +4 degrees, etc.).
> >
> > - Bernd
>
>
>
>
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