pwebb Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 trying to replicate the one from IPD. anyone have one they can measure up for me? or, if anybody else has had luck with any other type of homemade device, please share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCP Euro Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Are you trying to make the one that locks the sprockets or the one that locks the cams on the back of the engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackT5 Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 I made one for the rear of the engine to hold the cams when installing the cam cover. The other end used some wire to hold the cams in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flukey Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 trying to replicate the one from IPD. anyone have one they can measure up for me? or, if anybody else has had luck with any other type of homemade device, please share! I'll send you mine if you promise to give it back. Pm me for the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cn90 Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Buy a Universal Camshaft locking tool for $24: It is Lisle 36880: http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-36880-Dual-Overhead-Lock/dp/B0002SQZPY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1264020192&sr=8-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipd Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 PM me, I'll make you a deal on one. Unless you'd just rather do it yourself for the satisfaction of making your own. I can certainly understand that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwebb Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I made one for the rear of the engine to hold the cams when installing the cam cover. The other end used some wire to hold the cams in place. are you saying you locked both front and rear? wonder if just wire would do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackT5 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 are you saying you locked both front and rear? wonder if just wire would do it... The tool I made slots into the cams to stop them rotating, the wire on the gear side was to stop them from falling out of the cover when I put the cam cover back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsterns Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 The tool I made slots into the cams to stop them rotating, the wire on the gear side was to stop them from falling out of the cover when I put the cam cover back on. Here is what the factory front tool looks like...basically it hold the cams from falling out of the cover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihatespeedbumps Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 OP: why do you need to lock the cams in the first place? I almost never lock the cam shafts, even when removing the cam cover or cylinder head and certainly not for a belt change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwebb Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Just did the T Belt today, didnt lock the cams and they held in place just fine. word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihatespeedbumps Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Just did the T Belt today, didnt lock the cams and they held in place just fine. word Nice This cam locking crap is over rated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mune237 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 huh...on a VVT car it's must. I kept bending the strips on my homemade tool(like blackT5's), when trying to loosen the VVT hub bolt. No way of tightening/torqueing the same without the locking tool. SORRY I FORGOT THIS WAS THE 98 and PRIOR SECTION...nevermind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cn90 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 As long as you don't disturb the camshaft (mark them with liquid paper beforehand), there is no need for this tool when doing TB replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST850R Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 I just did TB on my 850r, and I didn't use the cam locking tool. It was my first time to do TB job on any cars, and I was bit worried. Like other members said, they don't easily move unless you force to move them. I honestly think that you don't need the tool. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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