!$@#K@#$ cam shaft woodruff key
05-07-2003, 07:35 PM
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!$@#K@#$ cam shaft woodruff key
Any hints on how to get this thing off? Tips that involve the destruction of the key are allowed, and in fact, encouraged (since I'm 1/2 of the way there).
05-07-2003, 08:17 PM
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My solution was to find the biggest dykes i could and just pull. It came out easy. Just gotta have the right tool.
And whether or not you destroy it...replace it.
And whether or not you destroy it...replace it.
05-08-2003, 10:37 PM
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Wow, this thing still isn't out. Anything I use to grab it, pliers, end cutters, vice grips etc just slip off. The key is pretty damaged from all this, so I think I'm just going to have to drill it out. A question, is this key shaped like the balance shaft keys, in the sense that it can 'pivot'? Figures this front end reseal+belt job would get derailed by a little key...
05-09-2003, 07:17 PM
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I just took mine out 5 min ago with vise grips. Lock onto the key with the vise grips aligned with the cam and grab the key in the center and use the vg as a lever and lift out the key. Very easy. Dress the key with a file if necessary.
