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Re: How to rotate cam on 3.0l?

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Originally posted by mikey911
Can anyone provide me with the steps to rotate the left cam on a 911 3.0 to get the 930 mark to the top position. I am a bit confused on how to do it using the two books from Wayne. Do I do it with the cam nut and timing chain attached or not..? I am having a real difficult time with this step. any help would be greatly appreciated. Also I broke a couple of teeth off of the sprocket flange attempting to rotate. does this part need to be replaced?

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mike
1974 911 coupe


You don't say what year motor your 3.0 is. If its the pre-80(?) with the big "cam nut" and the cams with the flats, use the cam holding tool to rotate the cam. Later ones use a bolt instead of the big nut.

Are you joking about breaking off sprocket teeth? If you actually broke off teeth you are using way too much force.

Could you give us a little history on how you got to this point i.e. changed a chain tensioner with all the rockers in, rebuilding the top end, etc?

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