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yep that a torrington. you could buy just it and if you have a lathe cut the timming gear or just buy the set done the good set have this torrington running in a cage that works much better that the open style. if you use one drill one of the oil gally plugs out do the drive side so it get some oil on it use a .030 drill on the plug and wash the torrington good and oil it before you put it in
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by pat mccarthy take the plug out when you drill it
the only thing that will will add is this the cage will hold it self to the gear. if no cam buttom on cover .there is a good chance the washer may get hooke up on the back side of the gear were it is cut of it so if you use this stye you should use a button on the end of the cam. the washer will ride on the top there the the block is not cut in. the rigth way to fix this is to bore the block and run a bronze washer or use a torrington and the front cam bearing helps hold it there is many ways to do this. do it the way you want i have put over 50 of this type of sets in and they work
Ok if I do that, don't I have to shim out the timing gear on the crank too? What do I use for that, just a regular shim / washer of the same thinkness?
no that will not work. if yo shim it out the oil oil pump / dist gear drive will pulll the cam in it will just dig in more. buy the chain set like i said put it on you do not need a shim .the top geat is cut for this when you buy it .DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANT YOU CAN NOT SHIM IT THIS WILL NOT WORK LIKE YOU THINK . i tried that 20 years a go had the same thing with a big block used a shim and used a gear end shim on the bottom . had it right and whent to look at it later on the shim and the the gear was dig up just as bad. big blocks is more than 90percent of what i do. this is the not the way to fix it. i know that works like i said i have bulit over 100. big blocks i not taking stock stuff. big blocks or any thing in have post in have done. if i say don t do that. there is more than one way to to some thing i have tried . it did not work . what i post would be the right way . this is all i will post and tried to help like i said this as the best way to fix it. but it not right you will have to make you mind up. i can not. i have told you over 20 years of working on big block chevys i have learned . and this is not my shops .SO do it any why you want good luck.
Ok if I buy a new timing gear and chain set, with the torrington bearing do I need to provide an oil supply or is the supply for the chain good enough?
Something like this right?
http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...4&autoview=sku
http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...4&autoview=sku
Just want to let everyone know I got this all fixed up. Only issue I had after putting it back together was the alt. belt was misalligned. So that's all fixed up and it's been driven on the street a few times with no ill effects.
Put in a new starter too. Boy I had no idea those were so cheap. $50 for a starter and it turns over like 3x faster. Guess I can thank the Chinese. :rolleyes:
Thanks for all the help.