Just curious. Has anyone made a camshaft thrust plate foe a slant 6?
Yes, that's what I have seen too. Not using one myself.I have heard of using a thrust screw in the timing cover in fact I think they used a rocker arm adjuster screw with a nut welded to the timing cover.
Absolutely and I agree. I was wondering about keeping a roller camshaft from walking.Personally, I don't think one is necessary. With the taper on the lobes, and the load of the oil pump that should keep the cam from moving forward. Now if using a roller cam and external belt drive oil pump, we have a different ball game.
And why would it need to be a needle bearing setup? The small block only has a flat plate.In that case, I would expect reinforcing the timing cover would be easier than rigging a needle bearing setup and cover on the back of the block.
I was talking about a thrust plate on the front. I see no reason it would need needle bearings there. Have you made this modification to a slant 6 before?The options are to have something simple push the cam in from the front, or replace the freeze plugs at the back of the cam with some sort of contraption to pull the cam in. The "pull the cam from the back" option just seems a bit Rube Goldberg no matter how you set it up. Roller bearings may be overkill, but the whole adding a plate on the back of the cam to push against the block seems like more trouble than it's worth to begin with.
I've looked at adapting several different factory thrust plates from other engines and it's very doable with little effort. The cam gear will need to be clearanced to create the end play, but its a minor thing. No roller bearing thrust button will be needed if you use a plate....I was talking about a thrust plate on the front. I see no reason it would need needle bearings there. Have you made this modification to a slant 6 before?
Right! That's what I was wanting to avoid, the thrust button. I knew the cam sprocket would need clearancing. I was just wanting to figure it out now, even though I'm not using a roller yet, I may want that option down the road. What my thought was, was to clearance the cam sprocket more than needed and have some shims made so that I could adjust the end play as needed, as each cam core may be a little different. Heck, it might not even work, but I'm just spitballin. lolI've looked at adapting several different factory thrust plates from other engines and it's very doable with little effort. The cam gear will need to be clearanced to create the end play, but its a minor thing. No roller bearing thrust button will be needed if you use a plate....
Yes sir. I have two.Mattman’s mopars on eBay makes a very nice cam button that goes onto the front of the Cam Bolt. It is file to fit made from black Delrin.
If you need more strength, I suggest using this button along with reinforcing the front of the chain cover with some 3/16” plate.
I'm simply looking at other options is all.any reason why your against the button ( other than the thin cover ). always ran one on my big blocks, never had an issue and they didn't have a roller bearing. just curious
A thrust plate would require;I'm simply looking at other options is all.
There is this style used on asian OHC's, I think this is a Hyundai/Kia, but You get the idea. They aren't subjected to any real thrust loading, but do locate the cams well, just;I'm simply looking at other options is all.