[edit] sorry about the title typo... i can't speel

i installed some cams this weekend, and it was pretty easy (LS)

i spent the most time getting the cam caps off the head. on all the how-to's i had seen they talked about using a screwdriver to pry them off. i tried that and nearly ruined one of the caps seeing that the aluminum is so soft.

well, i found the only way to get them off was to take a hammer and tap each one from varying angles until it loosened. is this the wrong way to do it? i can see that if you hit them too hard you could warp them.

any thoughts? is there any other way to do it?


[Modified by DOHC-DX, 1:25 PM 10/16/2002]

 

plastic hammer and a cloth over it.

A quick tap and you should be able to wiggle off teh caps by hand.