Solid roller questions....

Here is what I have learned by actually doing it. The Crane gear has been a problem for me to press on without a big hassle. I buy the brass gear and the billet cams 'cause its easy. I run the brass geared intermediate shafts on all my solid rollers. If you install a new intermediate shaft bushing using the proper tool, NOT A HAMMER AND PUNCH and set the cam thrust properly, the brass gear will last a long, long time even with high spring loads. The gear must be set at the proper DEPTH, AND a bushing worn radially (sloppy hole), will not let the cam and shaft gears mesh properly either. Its just like setting the pinion depth and backlash on your rear ends. This thread hasn't been too bad thank goodness, but man, if I used the 75% vomit that we get here sometimes, 100% of my engines would blow up.