Another camlock thread.

[RealMcCoy]

There has been much discussion over the years about the benifits of camlockers when working on our motors... Many won't do the job without them, others say: "real men don't need no @$#%ing camlocks!"

Personally I think they make the job harder than it has to be... When working on cars for a living, time is money. Trying to nail the tension on the belt first try with lockers in the way just turns into a PITA.

But then there's that front cam that always wants to take off... If you're careful, and take your time, you can certainly keep it in check. But if you're trying to get things done, (the time is money thing again...) and you do more than one every 60K you drive your car, it's only a matter of time before it gets away from you. Now most would say "No big deal, just put it back...", which is a reasonable enough theory... What is not considered is Murphy's law, which requires it to take off while you have an appendage in close proximity, turning the front gear into a surprisingly effective meat saw.

Since time is money, and it takes time to stop the job, clean the flesh out of the gear, and hose the blood off of your customer's car, it would seem like a time saver to have something in place to prevent such an occurrence:





In case anyone is wondering, That's just a spare 8mm bolt with a short chunk of 5/16" fuel line shoved over it... You can simply screw it in by hand, it only takes a couple seconds in and out.

[Kev943kgt]

I done the same thing other than i wrapped black electrical tape around the bolt till it was the right thickness. Worked just fine for me. I've noticed over the years 1st gens seem easier to so it without locking the cams and only using clamps to hold the cams. 2nd gens for some reason seems the cam locks or a way to lock the cams make the job easier. Im going to make a set of cam lockers when I get a chance. I myself feel they make the job easier.

[Toni]

What is not considered is Murphy's law, which requires it to take off while you have an appendage in close proximity, turning the front gear into a surprisingly effective meat saw.

LOL meat saw. I have unfortunately experienced said meat saw

[Ray Pampena]

nice man!

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

good tip. Be sure to take that sumbitch out before cranking it over

[sethduncan]

good tip. Be sure to take that sumbitch out before cranking it over

THIS. THIS. A THOUSAND TIMES, THIS.

http://www.3sgto.org/f2/did-i-just-b...lves-9580.html

[RealMcCoy]

That would be bad... but I see it as a non-issue if you're following procedure. You're supposed to turn it over by hand two revolutions and recheck your tensioner adjustment. Even if you did forget to pull it out first thing, it would become pretty obvious pretty quickly.

[KeithMac]

Anybody who works on valvetrain belts/chains and DOESN`T turn the engine over manually 2 crank roatations and re-check the timing/tension deserves to wreck their engine!. It takes a brave man to build it up and fire it off the key without re-checking!.