bensbaby

I have a 1988 gta
im pulling the factory cam now as we speak
I cant get it to budge
everything is out
it should just pull out and its not.
does any have any ideas

OrangeBird

iTrader: (1)

When you say "everything" , that includes all 16 lifters , the distributor , and the camshaft retaining piece that's under the camshaft's drive sprocket that bolts to the block with a couple or three bolts , yes ?

If so , there should be nothing else holding you back from sliding it out , provided it's not rusted stuck to it's bearings and can't turn ? Or sludged in to the point of being almost glued in place ? If it turns free and all the above is removed I can't see why it shouldn't slide out .

Have you tried bolting the sprocket back on and using that to get good enough of a grip to give a good tug on it ?

zraffz

If everything is out, does it spin freely?

I had a machine shop assemble a long block for my brother because I was too busy and they never verified cam bearing clearances... that cam would not spin or slide.

bensbaby

yes and ty it was stuck on my dist
my bad
im retarted as soon as I took it out it slide right out ...
ty again

big hammer

How did you have the lifters out with the distributor in...

OrangeBird

iTrader: (1)

Your Welcome .

A very good question indeed , since untill the distributor comes out the intake manifold can't come off , and I see no other way to remove the lifters till the manifold is out of the way ?