Chrysler 1928 M engine Cam shaft removal

[maok]

HI all, I'm scratching my head trying to work out how to remove the cam shaft.

 

The block is bare except the lifter assembly and the cam shaft. I have the block on an engine stand and flipped upside, all the lifters are lowered to clear the cam shaft.

But the lifters don't seem to go down lower enough to clear the cam shaft. When I pull the cam forward the journal of the cam makes contact with one of the lifter head, see pic. I have verified this by turn the cam which in turn turns the offending lifter. I have cleared oil, dirt, etc from under the lifter head to make sure its as low as it can go.

The lifter rack/assembly cannot be removed without the lifters being removed out of the rack/assembly block through the block from where the cam shaft is, ie. the cam must be pulled out before the lifters can be removed.

 

 

The lifter that has dropped is not the offending lifter that is making contact with the cam journal but the one right of it, the one without its nut and bolt. This dropped lifter seems to be either broken or these lifters are 2 piece. It dropped when I was removing the lock nut and bolt.

[maok]

OK, mystery solved.

The lifter rack is removed by screwing in a bolt into the spacer/towel that holds up the rack on the side of the block and pulling this spacer out.

 

 

 

[Taylormade]

It's always great when you figure it out yourself.

[maok]

This is that 2 piece (not broken) lifter.

 

[maok]

6 minutes ago, Taylormade said:

It's always great when you figure it out yourself.

It sure was character building....

[Grimy]

1 hour ago, maok said:

It sure was character building....

But you got 'er done!

 

Remember: when you don't get what you want, what you do get is EXPERIENCE!  :-)