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Pete · 09-03-2010, 02:02 PM

I would NOT weld it....The cam is cast iron and the gear is steel..The gear is carburized and welding heat will draw the temper.
I pin the gear on race engines by drilling on the parting line and tapping for a 8-32 set screw..Loctite the screw and peen over the edge of the hole after it is in.

09-03-2010, 02:02 PM	#4
Pete Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wa. Posts: 5,409	Re: oil pump cam gear I would NOT weld it....The cam is cast iron and the gear is steel..The gear is carburized and welding heat will draw the temper. I pin the gear on race engines by drilling on the parting line and tapping for a 8-32 set screw..Loctite the screw and peen over the edge of the hole after it is in.