1968 Camaro "Badmotorfinger" v2.2 - Lateral-g Forums

**camcojb** · #1 02-10-2011, 08:13 AM

Just make sure your camshaft end play is correct. Too much movement front to back will destroy the gear real fast. I've seen the bronze gears fail in a hundred miles or less.

I've never had great luck with the bronze gears but they have their purpose. I don't think you can wait a year to check them though. I use the melonized GM gears on all of mine, including billet rollers; however, the billet rollers I used had a cast distributor gear pressed on as requested by me. DO NOT use a steel gear on a billet core without the cast gear on the cam.

In your case I think you should have good luck with either polymer or bronze, but make sure the cam end play is spot on and I'd inspect it often, at least initially.

**GregWeld** · #2 02-10-2011, 08:21 AM

Good advice on the end play Jody.

Guys that aren't used to rollers can often overlook that important little detail.

**Flash68** · #3 02-10-2011, 10:59 PM

Jody & Greg -- thanks guys.

Will check the gear early and often here as well to make sure everything is "lined up" right.

Gonna try to put some hard miles (is there another kind?

) on it this weekend, bed/test the new brakes, etc.