cam covers/ cams

[bluemaumau]

ok ive been searching for around half an hour, and im probley not puttin in the right keywords.

1.how the frig do i get my cam covers off, the engines completely stripped back (p/s, inlet, exhaust etc) except for the CAS.

ive undone the black part in the middle and the 4 nuts on each cover, still wont budge, is there a trick?


2. cams, how do you remove the cam wheel/gear from the shaft? the timing belt is off.

cheers, im probley missing something real obvious, but meh im on holiday

cheers

[Silent Knight]

What sorta engine?

Normally to remove the covers you just remove the outside bolts around it and maybe a couple that might be down the middle between the cams. Once you remove those along with any hoses etc that attaches to the cover it should just pop off.

The cam wheel should have a bolt in the middle which you need to crack first before you can undo it. Good luck doing that with the belt removed however.

Put the belt back on and then put a big power bar on the crank to stop it from moving, then use another power bar to crack the bolt on the wheel. Otherwise a rattle gun should do the trick.

[20v_rollaboy]

Pry it off with something sharp (aka flat blade screwdriver lol). Probably just the sealant holding it on.

As for the cam wheels, you could take the cams out and put them in a vice, and then take the wheels off.

[bluemaumau]

bigport 4agze

swt thanks

ill put the belt back on

its on a engine stand so all pretty easy.

now these blooooddy covers!

ive tried bashing em and everything!

[Silent Knight]

If violence doesn't work then you're obviously not using enough of it...

[bluemaumau]

great call, ill just turn korn up, whilst doin it, thanks all

[no_8wire]

As above...
The middle bolts, then the four bolts on each cover. Try to give it a whack sideways with a bit of timber and then lift it off...


Cam wheels

There is a hex in the cam which a 1" wrench will fit over. stick your wrench on it and at the same time as holding that undo the cam wheel bolt

[thaphatty]

your ALL wrong

theres little oil seals under each rocker cover nut. make sure theyre all pryed off, sometimes need a minature screwdriver to get in there, otherwise the covers will not budge no matter how hard you bash them.

[IH8TEC]

and to get cam wheels off, take the cam covers off then get a bic open end spanner, 2... mm and put it on the bit where it goes in the middle of the cam, hold that, and crack the one on the cam wheel

[bluemaumau]

sweet as i used SKs method, worked a treat.

now having trouble gettin the cam retainers(dont know the technical term) off, the 10mm spanner of doom isnt even worken

[no_8wire]

Try a single hex long socket...and then you can really put some force into it with out fear of rounding the bolt

[Crampy]

sweet as i used SKs method, worked a treat.

now having trouble gettin the cam retainers(dont know the technical term) off, the 10mm spanner of doom isnt even worken

Spanner!!! Ouch man.
Get a power bar and a good socket and put some torque into it.

[bluemaumau]

yea i dont have one of them, might make a trip to repco tommorow

[bluemaumau]

my socket isnt long enough to reach past the four studs that hold the covers on, dammit

[RedMist]

your ALL wrong

theres little oil seals under each rocker cover nut. make sure theyre all pryed off, sometimes need a minature screwdriver to get in there, otherwise the covers will not budge no matter how hard you bash them.

Thats the way, remove the seals first.

I hope you haven't distorted the covers by bashing them.

[bluemaumau]

nah i didnt bash em cause i knew it wasnt the way, just pryed em off

[no_8wire]

my socket isnt long enough to reach past the four studs that hold the covers on, dammit

Need to get one of those long/deep sockets...think about $8- $10 from repco

[bluemaumau]

swt cheers rory

[Crampy]

my socket isnt long enough to reach past the four studs that hold the covers on, dammit

yep, those ones are a pain in the ar$e!

[bluemaumau]

the worst thing is that in repco the only deep socket 10mm is in 3/8 drive so you have to buy a 1/2 -> 3/8 adapter