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Pruneman99
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 Posted: Sun May 26, 2019 11:55 pm Post subject: Cam gear sizes |
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My aftermarket CB cam gear seems to a bit small for my case so I looked in my stash to see if I had a +1 gear I could have milled. Unfortunately I don't, but I did find a gear that I'm not sure what it is.
I have:
-1
+5
0
00
What is the difference between a 0 and a 00? |
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Pruneman99
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Joined: February 22, 2012
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Location: Oceanside
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| Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: Cam gear sizes |
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I thought this would be an easy answer for someone.
Anyone know the size difference between a 0 and a 00 OG cam gear?? |
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chrisflstf
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Joined: February 10, 2004
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Location: San Diego
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| Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: Cam gear sizes |
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| Zero is zero. Mount them up and check the backlash. |
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modok
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| Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: Cam gear sizes |
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Maybe the guy whos job it was to stamp the number, got distracted and he stamped it twice.
Or maybe he thought that was a good idea.... to distinguish the size mark from the alignment mark.
Check the gear backlash and put your own numbers on it. |
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Pruneman99
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| Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Cam gear sizes |
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I guess I'll just lay them in the case when I tear it back down for the N-th time. I thought maybe the 0 and the 00 might mean something to someone.
If I find a better fit than the CB gear I have now I'll grind the rivets and find someone to machine it to fit the aftermarket cam I'm using. |
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Xevin 
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| Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 8:05 pm Post subject: Re: Cam gear sizes |
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Do you need help finding a +1 ? FYI should you need a bolt on +2 I have. I ended up using a +1 Brazilian bolt on cam gear. I’m sure I have an old VW +1 rivet style too. Let me know. I’m also hitting a swap meet Saturday and could keep an eye for a bolt on style.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...58d8616250
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Pruneman99
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| Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 1:14 pm Post subject: Re: Cam gear sizes |
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| Xevin wrote: |
Do you need help finding a +1 ? FYI should you need a bolt on +2 I have. I ended up using a +1 Brazilian bolt on cam gear. I’m sure I have an old VW +1 rivet style too. Let me know. I’m also hitting a swap meet Saturday and could keep an eye for a bolt on style.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...58d8616250 |
Thx for the offer. I might tear the short block down tonight if I have the energy. Been a rough few weeks at work..
I'll measure my CB gear backlash, then lay the OG cams I have in there and see what I get. |
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StefansBus
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| Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: Cam gear sizes |
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| During my build the CB alu cam gear didn't work so my builder got me a good used stock VW cam gear that did fit, drilled it out and bolted it to my cam. Problem solved. |
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Pruneman99
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Location: Oceanside
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| Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: Cam gear sizes |
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| StefansBus wrote: |
| During my build the CB alu cam gear didn't work so my builder got me a good used stock VW cam gear that did fit, drilled it out and bolted it to my cam. Problem solved. |
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's the direction I'm headed. This build as been a slow pain in the @rse. |
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