Now I expected them to be a snug fit but still expected to be able to push the gear on by hand with the gear on the bench and a bit of a wiggle perhaps. Decided to see if they could be persuaded with a few gentle taps using the appropriate sized punch. Put some soft jaws in the vice and used it to hold the cam while I tried this and still no joy. Loosened the vice to my horror to see part of the thrust face fall off in my hand like a piece of cheese!
Obviously not happy but not sure what to do now, should the thrust face material be that soft/brittle? Can this sort of thing be repaired? Cant really afford to write it off as a total loss.
Obviously I wish I'd left it alone now and sent it back without trying to tap the pins in.
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
Need a beer now anyway before I torch the car (haven't been able to drive it for a year while collecting/saving for parts!)
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)