How to change the camshaft on a 235 6 cylinder engine?

How to change the camshaft on a 235 6 cylinder engine?

Turn the large fiber camshaft gear until the holes in it line up with the screws that hold the camshaft thrust plate in place. Insert a screwdriver through the holes and remove the two camshaft thrust plate screws.

When did the Corvette 235 Cam come out?

The 235 in Corvettes was available from 1953 into 1955. The 261-style cam was used in 235 Corvettes from mid-1954 until they ran out of 235s for Corvettes (sometime in 1955). I’ll be putting one of those Corvette cams into my 1954 truck 235 when I rebuild it (and, it will get an “848” head).

How to disassemble a 235 6 cylinder engine?

To begin disassembly of the bottom end of the engine, turn it over on your engine stand so the oil pan is up. Be prepared for a little oil and coolant to run out onto the floor from hidden nooks and crannies in the block. Loosen the pan bolts, working from the center of the engine out to the ends.

Is the 261 Cam a good idea for a corvette?

A cam is a good idea if it is not over done which quite often is the case. The popular one for this engine is the 261 cam. In fact that was what GM did when they came out with the 6 cyl. Corvette. I would check with Patricks & see if there cam is similar to this. They say money can’t buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing.

How to remove cam gear on Chevy 235?

The cam gear will come off as mentioned by removing the reatining plate screws. There’s an old trick to getting the crank gear on or off, something I learned way back in high school auto shop while working on a 51 Chevy… Get some dry ice and apply it (wrapped in a rag, of course) to the crank snout. Hold it on the crank for about 15-20 minutes.

How do you remove a camshaft from a Chevy?

Remove the bolts in the crankshaft pulley using a socket. Pull the pulley off the crankshaft. Remove the single bolt in the center of the harmonic balancer using a socket and remove the balancer. Loosen and remove the four bolts that are vertically threaded into the bottom of the timing chain cover using a socket.

How to change the engine on a Chevy 235?

Throttle linkage may need modifying if your block’s bellcrank mount hole is further back (toward firewall). Easy…some of the curve will need to be taken out of the accelerator rod. Squeeze it in a vise until it makes its travel without rubbing the floor pan (as installed in the bellcrank, without return spring).

What kind of socket do I need to remove camshaft?

A 10 mm socket is needed to remove the two bolts in each coil that secure it to the valve cover. Pull the PCV hose off the valve cover. Remove all the bolts in the valve covers using a socket.