Roller Cam Retainer Plate

[D.Hearne]

Ok, Do any of y'all know if the roller cam retainer plates were steel or iron? I recently pulled the 400 horse roller 5.0 roller motor from my Ranger due to a cracked block and the cam gear had eaten into the retainer. There were no other signs of problems, engine ran fine ( other than the crack in #4 cylinder)Just wondering if the camshaft retainer should be steel like the dist gear to avoid undue wear.

 

[Rick 91GT]

I think the stock ones are cast steel, however Ford Racing sells a nice fully hardened steel plate retails around $40 and would work fine for you if you need to replace it.

 

[D.Hearne]

Thanks for the info, Rick. I have several retainers in my shop and I tried to compare them all to see if there was maybe a couple that were different metals, but they all looked to be the same.