How to make a 46mm Cam tool socket

[AUSTmike]

Hi Guys.. does anyone have the links or know how to make a cam tool socket in the garage. I could'nt find the links but others mentioned they are in the forum here.

Eastbay has done a good version on how to make one and I was interested to find out how to do it.

thanks guys I appreiate your help...cheers.

[porschyard]

There are many different takes on that socket setup, here is mine that I put together around 1978-1979.
46 mm socket bored for a slip fit to the P202 cam holder and then welded a 1/2 to 3/4 adapter to the shoulder and faced the socket inlet flush. This tool has worked flawlessly for over 45 years and countless cam timings. You will need a lathe and a welder to do it like this which I was fortunate enough to have access to at the time.

Richard

[theiceman]

its amazing what you can do with a welder....



2 bolts, 2 sockets, and the end off an old wrench , i think it was 13mm but not sure now.

[30westrob]

An other simple option, I purchased a 1-13/16 crow foot on eBay, cheap solution. Rob

[AUSTmike]

Thanks Guys... Interesting pics there! Rob is the 1-13/16 crow foot (20)mm to hold the cam while tightening up the cam nut? I was thinking to get a 46mm socket angle grind cut the side of the 46mm socket to slide the crow foot into to hold the cam in position like eastbay has done in the pic i uploaded.

porschyard: I dont have acess to a lathe but I can see thats a very good tool you did.

theiceman: the end bit where the inside bolt comes out infront of the 46mm socket, how does that hold the cam?..im guessing i'll need some type of tool to hole the cam lobe.

[safe]

Or you just get it on there tight! 150Nm is neither crazy or close to snap that cam in two.
Its basically just a bit more than your lug-nuts.
I did mine like that, I remember that it torqued, then just dead stop, it stretches nothing. Not like any other bolt torqued to that spec that always have a little give.

[eastbay]

Originally Posted by AUSTmike

Hi Guys.. does anyone have the links or know how to make a cam tool socket in the garage. I could'nt find the links but others mentioned they are in the forum here.

Eastbay has done a good version on how to make one and I was interested to find out how to do it.

thanks guys I appreiate your help...cheers.

You can get as complicated and time consuming as you want, judging by some of the previous posts.

But just windowing a 12 point socket with a metal cutting disc on a 4" grinder is as simple as it gets.

Then you just use an open end wrench to hold the cam inside the window while you torque the socket, as mentioned not a lot of force so the open end wrench works just fine.

[AUSTmike]

with the cam lobe facing upright with the dot on the lobe ,it looks like I would need a 17mm crow foot to have the room to hold the cam, is that what you do to get that clearence from the chain box or is it a matter of just holding the open end scanner on an slight angle resting the scanner on the chain box?

thanks for your info much appreiated.