Get a friend to hold the wrench that holds the cam, and muscle the bolt.

 

haha my girlfriend is the only one around right now. i'll see if she can hold it.

 

i finally muscled it out! i hit my head on my hood, but it was worth it!

 

impact tools and a special socket for the mivec gear but a 17mm works on an impact just remember to hold the cam gear with a rag or you will get a big boo boo

 

camshafts and arp headstuds have successfully been installed! i also made a video of me bleeding a lifter since there have been a lot of requests on here for one. not sure if someone made one already, but i'll post it if not. no tapping noises for me! i cant wait to install my AMS FMIC and then get a Mellon Flash!

 

Good job! How long did it take? Do you have any tip's you would like to add!?

 

it took me a lot longer than i expected. mainly because my girlfriend went out shopping so i had to watch my baby for a couple hours and i also had to go to autozone and sears to buy a couple tools to intsall the ARP Headstuds (deep 13mm 12 pt socket and an allen head socket). removing the cam bearing caps was a B**** at first but i found a technique that worked for me (prying them off with a flathead!) the guide on evomoto is pretty much spot on except for a couple extra steps for the Evo 9. just remember to thoroughly check and make sure everything is back together before trying to drive the car. i forgot to put the accessory belt back on the water pump pulley and forgot to take my allen key out of the accessory belt tensioner. i noticed this when i tried reversing out of my driveway and my steering wheel was really hard to turn. other than that the installation was straight forward and very time consuming.

 

Good job man! Now, get that mellon tune and tell us how you like them.

 

*warning* you may experience whiplash!

 

Congrats on the install. I am interested to see the video on bleeding the lifters.

 

should i post the video in this thread or should i make a whole new thread so it's easier to access?

 

first post in this thread

 

I would post it here and in the how to section cam install thread.

 

I know this is old, but is this the tool I need if I'm going to install cams with the timing belt on the car?

It seems like a great deal to me:

http://www.jayracing.com/index.php?m...products_id=37

Thanks

 

That would be the one, hopefully the price isnt like the quality, good luck if it breaks.