Cam Sprocket Alignment

new 6/10/2004

Thanks for all how gave feedback to my previous post. One question wasn't answered.

Are there markings on the sprocket or shaft to show alignment? Is someone purchased a new shaft and sprocket, how would they know how to assemble them?

Thanks in advance.

Kirk Radovcich
Sickly 97 Ebony Satin - 160+K miles

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Kirk says there are markings, but it must be my vision cause I could never locate them myself, then again I didn't look that hard either. By the way, you can't by the slave sprocket and shaft separate from Ford. The primary is lined up with a pin and the slave cam has the same pin for timing and assembly purposes.

Carter Fuji

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There are dimples on the outside of the sprockets.

Kirk J Doucette

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Here you go.. here are the front marks and the secondary sprockets have the same dimple other them. All you need to do would be line them up if one slipped.

Kirk J Doucette
NESHOC President

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Well thank you. I have always used the sprocket pins themselves, never previously observed the dimple. Just out of curiousity, how does that tool help in the alignment (and not the wrench)? I don't see any obvious marks on it and it doesn't look like it extends over to the primary sprocket at all, or is it just the angle of the shot?

Carter Fuji

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Nope, it was just in the Pictures, that was a double cam fail motor both front and rear cam went! And I was assembling it yesterday for one of the guys that helps me out.

Kirk J Doucette
NESHOC President

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Once again, thanks to all who have helped me with these cam questions. Kirk, the pics are great and very informative. I'll be sending all your feedback to the Nor Cal boys who are welding the cams up in Sacramento.

Kirk Radovcich
97 Ebony Satin

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The alignment tool locks the slave cam in position. The dimple on the slave sprocket is matched to a colored link, one of two, on the slave chain. The other colored link is matched to the dimple on the slave sprocket on the master cam.

The crank must be at TDC while installing and aligning the cams.

Glen Murdock
Port Lavaca,TX

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My thanks to all who helped answer Kirk Radovcich's questions. Heck, even Carter learned something today. Thanks also to Kirk Doucette for the great pictures.

U.L.

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