3B cam gear

[Mike Claire]

It didn't take much to break my cam gear the same exact way as Ed's.  On my
car the radiator support pushed back into it. It was such a light hit the
fenders weren't even damaged.  I replaced the grill, intercooler, radiator
support and hood, and the car was fine.



Mike


On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 1:01 AM, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm willing to spend a little money and time to find out.
>
> Ed
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Huw Powell
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 8:15 PM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: 3B cam gear
>
>
> I think you are chasing the dragon here.
>
> Your engine took a hard enough hit to break the parts you list.
>
> Do you really think nothing else was hurt?
>
> On 3/8/2014 4:26 PM, Ed Kellock wrote:
> > The answer I was really looking for is...
> >
> > No _because_ the woodruff key is part of the gear/pulley on the 3B but
> > on the MC, it is part of the camshaft.
> >
> > Otherwise, they are identical in every dimension, diameter, width,
> > number of teeth, etc.
> >
> > So, I do officially need a 7A/3B camshaft gear/toothed pulley.
> >
> > It's not that I didn't believe any responders, they just really looked
> > like they were the same. When I removed the bolt and held one up to
> > the other I saw the difference regarding the woodruff key.
> >
> > If anyone has a 7A/3B gear they would like to part with, please let me
> > know.
> >
> > In the meantime, I'll be checking with Chris @ Force5, etc.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ed Kellock [mailto:ekellock at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 4:18 PM
> > To: quattro at audifans.com; 200q20v at audifans.com
> > Subject: 3B cam gear
> >
> >
> >
> > Is it the same part as an MC engine?
> >
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