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galaxiex

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Re: Cam retaining plate bolt question
« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2024, 09:12:31 PM »

Call it whatever you want, I have used a Phillips head socket on the factory FE cam thrust plate for close to 50 years without issues, so I have no reason to change what works for me. As for "Pozi Drive", every FE cam thrust plate bolt that I have ever removed, installed, or looked at, had just 4 large slots, just like a Phillips, can not say that I have ever noticed 4 "extra" tiny slots, as in the Pozi Drive illustration  that you posted. Or have any idea what those 4 extra, small slots are intended to do.
As for the thrust plates themselves, I have never found the need to use anything other than the original Ford plates, and again, never an issue in nearly 50 years.


Well... respectfully,
I'm not calling it whatever I want.
I'm calling it what it is.

If you can't see the "hash marks" on the screw, maybe you need new glasses?


Here's a fuzzy out of focus shot of a genuine Ford cam retainer screw.
Even out of focus I can see the hash marks that denote a Pozidriv screw.
The 4 extra slots are simply identifying marks that tell you it’s a Pozidriv screw, and not a Phillips.


« Last Edit: January 14, 2024, 05:39:40 PM by galaxiex »
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