Cam bearing removal

[polara383500]

Can you remove the cam bearings with the engine still in the car?

 

[bigmoparjeff]

You'd have to remove the transmission and grill.

At that point, you may as well just pull the engine.

Jeff

 

[stubs300]

You'd have to remove the transmission and grill.

Jeff

The grill, yes, that's a given. But why the transmission?

 

[CBODY67]

Why the need to replace the cam bearings?

Just curious,
CBODY67

 

[polara383500]

Why the need to replace the cam bearings?

Just curious,
CBODY67

 

[413]

That’s just the front one, the easiest one to replace. Are the rest bad?

the trans needs to come off because the tool goes all the way through the block to do them all.

if you have a wing car the cam bearing tool will fit inside the nosecone!

 

[polara383500]

That’s just the front one, the easiest one to replace. Are the rest bad?

the trans needs to come off because the tool goes all the way through the block to do them all.

if you have a wing car the cam bearing tool will fit inside the nosecone!

They all have a lil wear so I’m just gonna do them all. Yeah Ive got the motor out now just have to get it to a buddy to do who has the tool!

 

[1970FuryConv]

· Cam Bearings: Machinist uses a hammer, long pipe as a driver, with the appropriate diameter fitting on the end, to drive each cam bearing toward the rear of the block and out of its bore. For 440, the 5 Chrysler cam bearings are all of different diameters. They get smaller in ID going front to back. The rearmost cam bearing comes out the back of the engine. Thus, trans must be removed.

The tool you need. Hope this helps, Ben

 

[70bigblockdodge]

Keep the old cam with duct tape on lobes to check alignment after each one goes in.
Good luck.

 

[65sporty]

Keep the old cam with duct tape on lobes to check alignment after each one goes in.
Good luck.

Great tip