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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 01:04 PM
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Cam dowel pin removal?
I have a cam from an LT1 with a long dowl pin, how do I go about removing/replacing it with a short pin? Is this possible or can I just cut it down to size?
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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Re: Cam dowel pin removal?
cut it to size or possibly hammer it in farther. make sure you put a nice bevel on the edge when you are done.
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Just drive it in.
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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Re: Cam dowel pin removal?
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Just drive it in.
that occured to me right after I posted this.. worked like a charm
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