Are the older 3 bolt STR cam gears still good? Or is there a big risk of them breaking loose on their own? Also, there are a few eBay branded gears for sale for really cheap. They look solid, but you never know

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem
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Modified by InvaderTrax at 3:45 PM 5/28/2006

 

i dunno why, but the 3 bolt cam gears have always worried me. I'm sure they will work fine, but i like to have a little bit of security.

 

Yeah. I did some deep searching and found a few people who had them slip, but that was with the old washers. They contacted STR (back when they existed) and they sent them a new washer that seemed to hold up. What about those eBay gears. The 5 bolt ones look like they'd hold up, maybe the 4 bolt ones too? This is one place where cheaping out worries me

 

when i was getting build parts ready for my old motor, i went with the 4 bolt golden eagles. They are NICE!

 

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FYI, STR is now called BDL so you should still be able to contact them.

 

You should put some Loctite on the screws.

 

i have a set like the first one and the bolts are scary crap on them, i grabbed some stock honda bolts (ones that fit a 10mm socket) and i feel a lot better.

 

I ran the aem 3 bolts for about three years and never had them slip. Not sure if I'd trust anything on ebay though.