Started refitting the refurbished head to the F yesterday but once fitted realised I needed to remove the rear camshaft gears to fit the belt on. The workshop manual uses camshaft holding tool 12-182. After seeing the price of these at Rimmers, I either need an alternate method or alternate tool unless someone has one I can loan for a short time.
There are some universal tools on e-bay but not sure if they are suitable or not. Any thoughts?
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Camshaft holding tool
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Not many rules really, this board being aimed at technical issues, it shouldn't fall foul (hopefully) of some of the more personal issues that can affect forums.
Rule 1 - Is that you need to think very carefully before posting anything technical or asking anything technical relating to the security system of the car - See 'Security Issues' sticky for more info.
Rule 2 - We (MGF Register) do not support copyright infringement and therefore references to CD ROM, PDF versions or paper copies of the workshop manual (for instance) should not be posted on the forum. We don't want to get into trouble and we'd rather sell you a genuine hard copy through our Regalia shop anyway!
Because advice is honestly and freely given in this technical section, much of it will be amateur experienced based, so any information is given in good faith and is not guaranteed as correct.
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Keith Williams
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Camshaft holding tool
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Rob Bell
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Re: Camshaft holding tool
Unfortunately I've not worked on a VVC head Keith, so can't say from personal experience - but wonder whether you can use the same tool as used for the main cam at the front of the engine? Much cheaper from Draper/on-line
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Re: Camshaft holding tool
Cheaper would be that bit of old angle iron or Dexion lying in the corner of the shed plus a couple of long bolts... 
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Keith Williams
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Re: Camshaft holding tool
Cheers for the response guys.
For the amount of time the tool is needed, I definately do not want to spend too much. Will have a hunt around work to see if I can knock something up once I get Cholmondeley and MG Live out of the way.
For the amount of time the tool is needed, I definately do not want to spend too much. Will have a hunt around work to see if I can knock something up once I get Cholmondeley and MG Live out of the way.
1998 MGF VVC, 2001 Trophy 160 & 2013 MG6 GT TSE
Re: Camshaft holding tool
Keith, do not forget that you have a deadline of EOTY 2013 !!
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petestrop
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Re: Camshaft holding tool
Hi Keith
I have a draper camshaft holding tool (for ford zetec, shh don't tell anybody) similar to the ones in your first post. If you want to borrow it i will bring it along to MG Live for you. It works on the front camshaft pulleys but don't know about the vvc unit as i havn't worked on those.
Pete
I have a draper camshaft holding tool (for ford zetec, shh don't tell anybody) similar to the ones in your first post. If you want to borrow it i will bring it along to MG Live for you. It works on the front camshaft pulleys but don't know about the vvc unit as i havn't worked on those.
Pete
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Re: Camshaft holding tool
That would be great Pete if I can borrow it. If it works on the front ones hopefully it will work on the rear ones too. It is the same MG tool that does both so likely it will work. See you at MG Livepetestrop wrote:Hi Keith
I have a draper camshaft holding tool (for ford zetec, shh don't tell anybody) similar to the ones in your first post. If you want to borrow it i will bring it along to MG Live for you. It works on the front camshaft pulleys but don't know about the vvc unit as i havn't worked on those.
Pete
It will be back on the road well before that Geoff. But then you have heard that beforeGeoff.F wrote:Keith, do not forget that you have a deadline of EOTY 2013 !!
Geoff F.
Once the belts are back on, it should be a reasonably quick job to sort the remainder out and then I only have the issue of actually starting the car again and trying to get it through the MOT
1998 MGF VVC, 2001 Trophy 160 & 2013 MG6 GT TSE