valvetrain · FF-0351

How is the cam gear attached on this early Flathead camshaft?

It is pressed on, with no bolts. Ed says you have to have it lined up correctly when you press it on, because that sets the timing and there is no other way to adjust it. Later engines have three bolts, so the cam gear can be changed.

Expert

Ed Smith

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

camshaft gear

Applicable scope

1938 Ford Flathead V8, 21-stud, 221 cubic inch, as Ed describes it