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Help! I can't get the cam out

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I am getting ready to do a cam swap, but I cannot get the cam to budge. Is there any secret? I don't want to mess anything up getting it to move.
 
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How far have you taken the motor down? Is there a cam plate behind the timing gear?
Haven't pulled a cam yet so I'm just trying to give options
 

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I have everything off down to the bare cam. It just won't budge. Do I have to turn the crank or something?
 

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Got it. Weird.
 

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My cam was stuck when I tried taking it out, the distributer was holding it back :retard:
 

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I am the retard. I left a set of lifters in.
 

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Yeah, it might help to pull those out
 
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