My neighbor has a Firebird 3.4 eng.OHV ....he's trying to get the camshaft out,with the engine in the car....it has a plug with a hold down clamp...where the distributor would be.(it has coil packs)Does this have to come out to release the cam?If so how is it removed?He has the lifters out.Also does the motor need to be removed?Thanks for any help. Bobby
Do you know how to get it out ...he removed the hold down..Y clamp...tried to get it out and broke the top of it off.Whats the trick to pulling it up from the eng.to remove the cam?It turns but won't pull up. Thanks! Bobby
Never heard of that before. I have always sprayed them with penetrating oil and tapped them with a hammer until they were ready to pull up. You are in a real bind now. You'll have to drill a big hole, thread it, install a bolt, refer to above, and then pull it out.
THEN you need to go buy a new one. GW
I don't believe he can drill a hole in it to pull it out.....it was hollow...with a thing in top of it...that looked like a freeze plug...and you can see the shaft turn when the cam is turned.....and very limited space...the engine sits way back under the windshield....theres probably 8 inches of room from engine to bottom of the dashboard to the shaft...he may have to take the engine out....through the bottom and lift the car over it.Wonder what they call that shaft?THanks! Bobby
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