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Re: [T3] Cam question



Subject: [T3] Cam question


>
> I got another for you guys+gals. My buddy and I were
> replacing a few things on his bug eng and one of the
> things was his oil pump. Now he had taken the stock
> one out and put a gene berg ( i think) one in and it
> was a little too big. The depth I mean. The cam was
> not a Dished cam. Well he started to torque the thing
> in and he saw that the pump was not flush with the
> case like the stock was and we heard a loud !POP!. He
> took the pump out and found that the cam gear was now
> busted. This poor eng had only 20k (from rebuild) on
> it when this happened.
>
> My question is ....
>
> Is this eng safe to rebuild?
> Has this ever happened to anyone?
> Due to money constraints I can only to afford to
> replace the cam(which I already have), possibly
> bearings and rings (of course). What would you
> guys+gals do?
>
Replace the cam and cam bearings. The case should be OK. Be sure you have
the right cam, oil pump, and case combination.
Never force anything..........


Russ Wolfe
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org/


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