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bronze gear #1590539 03/09/14 07:26 PM 03/09/14 07:26 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 49 minonk, IL mopwer1 OP member
mopwer1 OP member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 49 minonk, IL	How often should I change the bronze distributor gear? I have a 500" stroker with a hydraulic roller cam.

Re: bronze gear [Re: mopwer1] #1590540 03/09/14 08:57 PM 03/09/14 08:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,790 Greer, SC TooMany62s top fuel
TooMany62s top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,790 Greer, SC	It depends on how many miles you drive. I put maybe 2000 miles on my car during the summer. I pull the gear every winter and look it over. Although it has never looked really worn I almost always replace it.

Re: bronze gear [Re: mopwer1] #1590541 03/09/14 10:00 PM 03/09/14 10:00 PM
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Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,157 Bend,OR USA	Quote: How often should I change the bronze distributor gear? I have a 500" stroker with a hydraulic roller cam. Is the cam a steel billet roller core or a cast core like the OEM cams? If steel core cam and oil pump drive gear on it look at the bronze gear very carefully, there are good gears that last forever and there are others that don't Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: bronze gear [Re: TooMany62s] #1590542 03/10/14 01:43 PM 03/10/14 01:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 427 Sweden Mopar Guy mopar
Mopar Guy mopar Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 427 Sweden	Quote: It depends on how many miles you drive. I put maybe 2000 miles on my car during the summer. I pull the gear every winter and look it over. Although it has never looked really worn I almost always replace it. Mine only wears under the bronze gear were it meets up whit the bushing for the shaft and i swapt mine out now after two summers of driving it ! The push rod for the fuel pump whas looking like new on the bronze tip (No Wear at al) so i put that in again. I should metion that i run a std mellings oil pump in my engine so if you have a HV pump there probably is more wear on yours

Re: bronze gear [Re: Mopar Guy] #1590543 03/15/14 05:09 PM 03/15/14 05:09 PM
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mopwer1 OP member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 49 minonk, IL	Where do you guys find the best price for the bronze gears? Thanks for the info

Re: bronze gear [Re: mopwer1] #1590544 03/15/14 06:46 PM 03/15/14 06:46 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,869 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,869 Ontario, Canada	Quote: Mine only wears under the bronze gear were it meets up whit the bushing for the shaft and i swapt mine out now after two summers of driving it ! This is such an easy problem to solve ! The reason either wears is because they are similar netals - both being bronze. Its a law of physics that two similar metals in a friction situation will cause one or both surfaces to wear. So to solve the problem you put a thin steel shim between the two and kiss the problem goodbye. Now the thinnest shim I've found is a torrington bearing thrust washer that is .030" thick so I have the bottom shoulder on the gear taken off (approx. .030) on a lathe.

Re: bronze gear [Re: mopwer1] #1590545 03/15/14 07:33 PM 03/15/14 07:33 PM
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pittsburghracer "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,172 PA.	Quote: Where do you guys find the best price for the bronze gears? Thanks for the info My small block one from Milidon has been on back-order. Says it MAY ship at the end of March. Are the gears on the big block and small block the same? If so I may have to switch some gears. 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

Re: bronze gear [Re: pittsburghracer] #1590546 03/16/14 12:15 AM 03/16/14 12:15 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,157 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,157 Bend,OR USA	Quote: Quote: Where do you guys find the best price for the bronze gears? Thanks for the info My small block one from Milidon has been on back-order. Says it MAY ship at the end of March. Are the gears on the big block and small block the same? If so I may have to switch some gears. BB distributors gears are a lot different than SB are, sorry Last edited by Cab_Burge; 03/16/14 05:00 AM. Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: bronze gear [Re: Cab_Burge] #1590547 03/16/14 01:15 AM 03/16/14 01:15 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,172 PA. pittsburghracer "Little"John
pittsburghracer "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,172 PA.	Quote: Quote: Quote: Where do you guys find the best price for the bronze gears? Thanks for the info My small block one from Milidon has been on back-order. Says it MAY ship at the end of March. Are the gears on the big block and small block the same? If so I may have to switch some gears. BB idistributors gears are a lot different than SB are, sorry Thanks cab. I was going to check one out today but didn't get a chance. 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

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