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| | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 66 | Have a 53-54 235 block #3701481 bought cam and cam bearings Dura-Bond CH-3. Went to put the cam in this morning and bearings are to big for the block the cam and bearings fit together fine but when I pulled out the old bearings the new ones are about the thickness of the bearing larger. Did 53-54 235's have a different cam than latter models? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,754 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,754 | Did 53-54 235's have a different cam than latter models? Yes, the 216/235 splash-oiler engines and the early full-pressure engines run a Federal Mogul 1094-M cam bearing set with the small-diameter cam bearing journals. Late 54 and up 235/261 engines have bigger cam bearings, F-M cam bearing set #1170M or equivalent. (From my Federal-Mogul master bearing specification catalog) You're likely to have problems finding a new small-journal cam, and boring the block for the bigger cam bearings can be difficult and expensive. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 66 | Thanks Jerry I have a NOS camshaft for the motor that I just had the timing gear pulled off and put on the other cam I assumed that the other cam was for solid lifters. Do you know if I can pull the timing gear off or must I take it back to the machine shop to have it pressed off? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,754 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,754 | Getting a cam gear off without damaging the thrust plate behind it can be a tricky situation, even in a press. I'd suggest purchasing another cam gear and thrust plate if the budget will accomodate it, rather than trying to recycle the existing gear. That's particularly true if it's already been on and off another cam previously. They're intended to be a one-time installation. Chances are somebody in the swap meet forum can use the big-journal cam with the timing gear already installed.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 66 | Do you know where you can find the thrust plate I found a set of gears for $54 but they don't list a thrust plate
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,754 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,754 | There's a new one with a spacer listed on Ebay Motors right now for $16.XX with free shipping. Search "235 camshaft thrust plate".
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 66 | Would you the aluminum gear or the fibre one? can I put these on my self or should I take them to the machine shop? Thanks Wayne | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,754 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,754 | Aluminum lasts longer- - - -fiber runs quieter. I have installed cam gears without a press by heating the hub, even the fiber ones, but it takes some practice to get the preheat right. If the machine shop screws up the installation, they're on the hook to replace the part. If you mess it up yourself, you're out of pocket the cost of another gear. Bottom line- - - -you make the call!
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 66 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 66 | Thanks for all the information Jerry I am sure I'll have a lot more questions. I pulled the truck apart 25 years ago and now would like to get it back together already have a gear and thrust plate ordered. I think I'll take your advice and have the machine shop install it for me. I think I will keep the other cam for now if I screw up this one I have a 1955 235 that I can use and if that don't work I have 2 216's that run. Hopefully I don't have that much trouble but I do plan on getting this truck back together. | | |
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