boilermaster
Well-known member
Hello fellow 7173 enthusiasts ,
I have been pondering the 351 c distributor gear install for roller cam and would like to know what others have done.
I will be using duraspark distributor.
currently both my end play and gear installed dimensions are correct.
as some of you know one can purchase a distributor gear for roller cam, (0.531'' steel) either drilled or un drilled.
Personally I am not a huge fan of having a SECOND hole drilled thru the distributor shaft for the means of locating the distributor gear, will be using STANDARD volume oil pump and will be using installed distributor to locate the oil pump prior to torqueing of the oil pump mounting bolts.
My question is this
Could/ can one use an undrilled distributor gear and line it up with the original removed gear on a perfectly flat table and use the drill hole as an alignment device to drill a pilot hole in the new gear to be used ?
One could then install that gear getting drill hole to line up and then drill the second hole.
would also keep gear teeth aligned while drilling the first hole to ensure rotor phasing.
What ya all think ?
Pretty sure buying a pre drilled gear and expecting it to line up and or the installed dimensions to be correct would a recipe for failure.
Boilermaster
I have been pondering the 351 c distributor gear install for roller cam and would like to know what others have done.
I will be using duraspark distributor.
currently both my end play and gear installed dimensions are correct.
as some of you know one can purchase a distributor gear for roller cam, (0.531'' steel) either drilled or un drilled.
Personally I am not a huge fan of having a SECOND hole drilled thru the distributor shaft for the means of locating the distributor gear, will be using STANDARD volume oil pump and will be using installed distributor to locate the oil pump prior to torqueing of the oil pump mounting bolts.
My question is this
Could/ can one use an undrilled distributor gear and line it up with the original removed gear on a perfectly flat table and use the drill hole as an alignment device to drill a pilot hole in the new gear to be used ?
One could then install that gear getting drill hole to line up and then drill the second hole.
would also keep gear teeth aligned while drilling the first hole to ensure rotor phasing.
What ya all think ?
Pretty sure buying a pre drilled gear and expecting it to line up and or the installed dimensions to be correct would a recipe for failure.
Boilermaster