intake cam gear stuck

[RISRdotNet]

So yea exactly what it says, it moves out about 1mm but only the outer portion, this made me worry I might break the VTC internals with a puller, but I am out of options, it is on there tight, anyone have any input? Thanks.

90 na 5sp

[evildky]

sounds scarry, I am guessing you are in the process of changing your timing belt and one cam rotated a bit and got stuck? if it's stuck that implies that a valve is hatting a piston, forcing ti will bend the valve, you can't roll back to the origional position? did anything else get turned?

[RISRdotNet]

Im sorry I should have explained it better last night, I am pulling the gear off the cam, so I can remove the shaft to clean the hydraulic valve lash adjusters, it's stuck on the camshaft, thanks.

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[evildky]

whew, thats not so bad then, it's been a while but I had mine off to do the cam seals when I did my timing belt, and I don't recall any special trouble getting them off, once the vtc was taken off might have had a little prying with a screw driver or perhaps popping it with a mallet

[RISRdotNet]

whew, thats not so bad then, it's been a while but I had mine off to do the cam seals when I did my timing belt, and I don't recall any special trouble getting them off, once the vtc was taken off might have had a little prying with a screw driver or perhaps popping it with a mallet

So it comes off in two pieces? the outer gear and the inner VTC components? Thanks.

[evildky]

oh you havn't pulled the vtc parts off yet? just pull the small bolts holding the cover on, thel careful wiht the seal and spring behind it, and then there si a larger centerbolt, pull it and the gear should come off with little to no effort