Need cam help RIGHT NOW!! Please

Alright, heres the deal. I took the timing chain off, retaining plate, dist, lifters and my cam won't come out. It rotates freely most of the time, but then somethimes it will be really hard to even turn. It has not even come out a 1/16 of an inch. Also, sometimes it will wiggle back and fourth a touch and I can hear the cam hitting something. It's like something is in the way.


Also, The car has always ran fine and has never been apart.

#1 piston is at TDC

Please help!

I do have a long screw in there. That noise I am hearing may be from the plug in the back (I hope). It seemed like it would make the noise when I pulled forward though. As far as it getting harder and harder to turn, I was thinking that maybe that is from a lack of oil. There is probably less and less oil each time I turn it. I really have no clue and am no a happy camper.

It may come out with more force, but I don't want to ruin anything. I have pulled almost as hard as I could pull and it didn't even budge.

Keep in mind, the cam has not moved forward at all. Therefore the main lobes should still be fully in the bearings, so what would be obstructing it??

I sure hope nothing is messed up. I have no room to pull the motor and no time or money to do it.

I can't work on it untill sunday now, so maybe we can figure something out by then.

haha. Everyone keeps asking me questions like that. I'm afraid that it isn't something stupid like that.

I never thought about the oil crusting up. I bet that might be the problem. I have 123k miles.

I think I'm going to tap it with a slide hammer lightly and see what happens. It sucks that I have to leave all weekend and wonder now.