| flatfoot | -- 04-10-2026 @ 3:50 PM |
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Why did the crankshaft gear lose 9 teeth? I was simply driving normally when this happened. Will it happen again for no reason?
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| kubes40 | -- 04-10-2026 @ 6:27 PM |
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The crank gear or the camshaft gear? I have never in all my years seen a crank gear lose teeth. Cam gears? Oh yeah, especially the modern reproductions. Mike "Kube" Kubarth
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| carcrazy | -- 04-10-2026 @ 8:12 PM |
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If you want to make sure that the new camshaft gear will not lose teeth in the future, replace the fiber 44T press-on gear with an aluminum 44T bolt-on gear. This will most likely require removing the camshaft from the engine, taking it to a machine shop and having them properly index the gear to the camshaft before drilling and tapping the appropriate holes in the front of the camshaft.
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| kubes40 | -- 04-12-2026 @ 11:58 AM |
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Flatfoot, until you tell us if it was the cam or the crank gear that sheared, no one can give you worthy advice. I can tell you that a gear does not shear for "no reason". There is always a reason. Nine teeth from a crank gear? That would be incredible to have happened. Mike "Kube" Kubarth
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