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TheSeeker · 07-13-2012, 05:02 PM

My stock Fiber cam gear blew apart on me going 75 on the highway, when I did the tear down to replace everything, I installed an aluminum cam gear (Cloyes). I removed the cam and left it in the bed of my other truck, and drove over to my uncles shop and heated the gear up with a torch. Slipped it on the end and it seated properly. My point is, I installed it correctly and it is a fair bit noisy for the first few miles. The factory went with a fiber gear BECAUSE it was quieter. Eventually it quieted down some as the new gears meshed to each other.

07-13-2012, 05:02 PM	#5
TheSeeker Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 337	Re: Timing gear noise after build? My stock Fiber cam gear blew apart on me going 75 on the highway, when I did the tear down to replace everything, I installed an aluminum cam gear (Cloyes). I removed the cam and left it in the bed of my other truck, and drove over to my uncles shop and heated the gear up with a torch. Slipped it on the end and it seated properly. My point is, I installed it correctly and it is a fair bit noisy for the first few miles. The factory went with a fiber gear BECAUSE it was quieter. Eventually it quieted down some as the new gears meshed to each other. Last edited by TheSeeker; 07-13-2012 at 05:03 PM. Reason: forgot a word