Hey im tryin to remove a roller camshaft from 89 ranger 2.3 head.. i cant get the timing pulley to remove since i cant "lock" the cam (the head is off the engine) i dont have an allenhead big enough for the back of the cam to lock it. if i am thinkin right the cam is removed towards the front of the head correct? each time i try to push it out it hangs up on the roller followers... do i need the allen to remove the larger bearing section on the back end of the head where the camshaft retainer is? then take the cam out? cause that is what is hanging up. any help is appriciated.
Eric
Pop the followers out and that cam will slip right out (yes, it goes toward the front) with the timing gear on it.
Just get a B.F.S. (big screwdriver) and wedge it between the cam and the valves, the followers will pop right out. It's easy...
Yes, the followers have to come out to remove the cam.
You have the retainer plate removed from the back tower as well correct? (Held in place with 2 posidrive(philips) screws). This is what ultimately keeps the cam in the head.
yeah i got the retainer out... couldnt figure out how to get the followers out... ill try a big flathead... dont wanna damage the lobes... cam being sent out to a customer along with followers. thanks for the help.. im assuming take the flathead to the roller portion of the follower and the lobe and push the follower down?
ok i got the cam and followers out... thanks a bunch... i figured out to stick the screwdriver in the gap IN the followers :-D btw should i mark the followers to the piston/valve location? such as #1 exaust #1 intake n so forth?
You can if you want, but the roller followers aren't supposed to get a wear pattern with the associated lobe. In other words, any follower can go back onto any lobe and work without wiping out the cam.
HOWEVER,
The same is NOT TRUE for non-roller cams. For those you do have to run the same follower on the same lobe or else the lobes will quickly be flat.
well guess me putting them in individual baggies is good practice :) labeled em too which helps lol. thanks again for the help
Also there should be a raised area on the cam made to put a wrench on it so you can hold the cam still while you remove the timing gear.
now why couldnt someone have said that before i packed it all up nice n good with the cam timing gear lmao... ill remember that tho thanks