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Broken camshaft

wildmouse216

wildmouse216

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I have never heard of this happening before but my friend has a IH Scout with a 345 ci engine and the camshaft broke. The mechanic has it all apart and can't get the broken off back part of the camshaft out of the block. The mechanic is about to give up and my friend wants me to take a stab at getting it out and putting it all back together. Has anyone ever encountered this and have some kind of trick to getting it out of the block? Is anyone interested in buying it after I get it back together?
 
Haven't heard about any broken cams but i know that IHC is notorious about bad lifters.
 
Did the camshaft seize? That would sort of explain it breaking and not being able to come out.
 
Is the engine in the vehicle? Does it have a freeze plug on the backside of the cam? The only thing I have seen break a cam is a misplaced connecting rod.
 
I have never heard of one breaking in the engine . Have dropped one on the ground , it broke easily there , being cast and then ground .
 
I've seen a couple break. It's not that common but it does happen.

If the engine is out of the truck, then it should have a plug on the back of the cam bore. Just stick a wooden rod in from the front and hammer it out the back.

If it's still in the truck and you don't want to pull it out, try using a magnet. Go to Radio Shack and get a rare earth magnet, preferably neodymium. Epoxy it to the end of a rod long enough to reach the cam and you should be able to pull it out.

If that doesn't work, you can try sticking an arc welding rod down the cam bore. If you just ground it straight on, it should weld the rod to the cam and then you just pull it out. Put a rubber hose around the rod so it doesn't ground out prematurely and then just slide the hose back once you get to the rest of the cam.

****CAUTION*** be sure you have somebody else standing by ready to shut the arc welder off once it sticks!! If you sit there and cook the rod, you'll likely set the engine on fire. :eek1:
 
Just put some jb weld on the end of a piece of tubing. Stick it on the cam and let it setup. JB quick only takes a few minutes.
 
Leper said:
Just put some jb weld on the end of a piece of tubing. Stick it on the cam and let it setup. JB quick only takes a few minutes.
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Will that stuff stick to an oily surface?
 
does this motor not have lifter holes? or a slot down the middle of the valley? I had a car (chevy lummina 3.1 v6)come in the shop the other day with a broken cam ( cam bearing spun) but all I did was put my fingers through the lifter holes and lift the cam and slide it forward!!! piece of cake
 
i had an 88 F150 and from to high an rpm threw a rod right threw the cam shaft , killed that motor, i did not have to worry to pull it out tho since i bought another motor and rebuilt
 
Yoou guys are great. Thanks for the ideas. I may just pull the engine for ease of recovery and try all of your suggestions. Thanks a lot.
 
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