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Camshaft plate (rear) install question (360)

Posted By: cudazappa

Camshaft plate (rear) install question (360) - 05/13/12 10:46 PM

I have a convex piece of metal that goes in the rear of the block behind the camshaft. How does it get installed? Its rather loose in the bore. Do I put it in convex till it bottoms out and hit it with a hammer? Or should it be tight fitting and I should be tapping it in (concave looking at it).

I have 2 of them and they're both this way (Fel-Pro)
Posted By: Challenger 1

Re: Camshaft plate (rear) install question (360) - 05/14/12 12:01 AM

Put it in the bore with a LITTLE silicone around the edges and smack it with hammer. It'll expand out and fit tight in the block.
Posted By: Sixgun

Re: Camshaft plate (rear) install question (360) - 05/15/12 05:05 AM

My machinist and the experienced fellow that helped me do the rotating assemble both did not like that thing one bit, had me go and get the one that looks a lot like a standard expansion plug, only with a narrow lip.He put them all in with permatex #2 also.
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