OK,.. anyone have any comments in regards to the use or performance for mopar BB Milodon Gear Drive Assy, P/N 13000? Consider this a Survey. Thanks in Advance.

I have one running in my Challenger since 2005. Dialing the cam can be a head scratcher but performance has been excellent!

Dave,... what is the difficulty in cam dialing? Is it tough/difficult to install the cam from the get-go? Lack of geometry gradations/lines, no dots or markings similar to Cloyes?

I've used all three brands of the better 3 gear BB-426 hemi gear drives, Milidon, KB and Donovan. I don't remember the Milidon part number though
None of them had any dots on them so dialing in the cam was not as easy as starting with aligning the dots
I start off with the cam pin located about where 4.00 O clock is on a clock face with #1 piston at TDC and went from there, I mark the crank and cam gear by a tooth with a etching pin tool also before starting , make sure and write everything down so you know which way to move the cam gear on the cam hub to get the LSA where you want it also

Read the instructions here. It's been a few years since I've dealt with it.

I have run the Milodon gear drive on my 440's for about 10 years. Installing a cam was confusing at first, but after you understand what you need to do it's very easy, much easier than a timing chain. Easy to get the cam installed where you want it the first time, no trial and error.
Add a crank trigger ignition and possitivly no "bouncing" timing marks.
I love mine and hope I never have to go back to a timing chain on a performance engine.

Brian

The milodon in my heap is 35 years old.I had to replace the crank gear.I wore it out!
Gave the dial indicator a work out!!

Cant help with the BB one but I am building
my second small block right now.. both are
KB.. love them.. pretty simple to set up.. I
set the crank to 107* then slide the cam into
top on the intake center line.. then check it
again to make sure then side the idler on.. done

Do you still need a thrust button when using a gear drive or is it already pinned in place?

run them in all my race engines,love them

I hate to admit the problems I have degreeing in an adjustable timing chain because it would make me look dumb. But with a gear drive following Milodon's instructions it's monkey simple. You just set the cam where it says and slide the gear on. As the commercial says, it's so easy a cave man could do it. The only thing I don't like is all the Milodons I've had used 5/16" dowel pins. This is a hassle. KB used to sell 1/4"-5/16 dowel pins to make this easy but now they're gone...

I still use the white nylon

Thanks, hemi-it is. Not sure what I am going to use on my new motor. A Jesel belt drive would be nice, but so expensive. I was always under the impression that a gear drive is too hard on the valve train, but more and more, I hear that was just an old wife's tale.

On my Milodon gear drive the cam thrust button is made on the cam gear cover and on the cam adapter hub. I just installed a new Milodon gear drive on a customers engine and it's still made that way. It also comes with a Torrington thrust bearing that fits between the block and the cam adaptor.

Brian

I remember hearing the same noise about gear drives years ago, probably invented by some hater that couldn't afford one
AKA aside, one point was the lash on the gears was the possible problem by causing "harmonics" in the valve train Me thinks weak valve springs where the problem all along, not the lash

You can't go wrong with the Milodon or the Jesel. They are both high quality products and obviously very reliable. SGCUDA needs a belt!

Hey! I'm trying to lose weight. And my pants aren't down around my butt crack. Oh, you meant my engine...