John,
I just did mine and I measured the TOTAL endplay. I bet you're worried that
it seems like a lot of freeplay, I sure was. Then I looked up the spec for
allowable endplay and it turns out that is a pretty fair amount. In my case
a new cam retaining plate brought it back to spec.
Glen
> Now, I've done this before, and I don't think I have to do it again
because
> I installed the same camshaft, oil pump, star-drive cog, etc. BUT...... I
> just can't remember how it's done and have this compulsion to check it!
>
> Cam moves back and forth in its journals quite a bit, but I recall that in
> use it is thrust forward. Do I push it forward and measure between the
> camshaft and the triangular thrust plate with a feeler gauge? Or, do I do
> something with a dial indicator?
>
> aka Blunt Head Trauma
> (my excuse for forgetting most things of importance)
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