Has anyone heard of someone "Snapping" a cam in half on a 12v?

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Jun 23, 2007 | 11:42 AM

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John Faughn

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I saw a picture of a block broke in half at the cam .
Sorry no link .

Jun 23, 2007 | 12:30 PM

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From: Buies Creek, NC

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Originally Posted by PourinDiesel

The bolt on gear is for gear walk which has nothing to do with snapping a cam.

That's not what F1 suggests ~

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Cam failures and gear walk have been indicated in even stock Cummins engines using the P7100 pumps that used the press-on gear system. Bolt-on gears fix this potential trouble in high performance applications.

As found here ~ http://www.f1diesel.com/helix.html

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Originally Posted by signature600

Yeah but doesn't the bolt go clear into the 2nd bearing journal to help strengthen the nose of the cam??

Yes.

Further reading here ~ http://www.f1diesel.com/helixspecs.html

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