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Thread: 198 fireball cam removal

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    198 fireball cam removal

    Hey everyone. I'm down to a bare block. Can't seem to get the cam out. What retains it in the block? I tried sliding it out forward but it only seems to travel a maybe 1/4" at most and stops dead like something is holding it in the back. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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    62 Special shop manual.

    Going by the shop manual, there doesn't appear to be anything unusual going on here. Camshaft appears to be held in position by timing chain cover and block.
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    What has been, can be again. (Bob Wills, 1942)

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    Cam removal

    Try rotating it a bit as you pull it out to clear lobes.

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    Make sure that there isn't a lifter still in one of the bores, and the distributor is removed.

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    and remove the fuel pump.

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