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23 CAMSHAFT DRIVE GEAR

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1-368 From Bulletin 25-60-98 6SE483 9610 1996 DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION
1.23 CAMSHAFT DRIVE GEAR
The camshaft drive gear, located at the front of the engine, under the gear case cover, is driven
by the crankshaft through a series of intermediate gears. See Figure 1-307.
1.Idler Gear, Camshaft 4.Bull Gear
2.Idler Gear, Adjustable 5.Timing Gear, Crankshaft
3.Drive Gear, Camshaft
Figure 1-307 Engine Gear Train and Timing Marks
The gear train for the crankshaft drive consists of a crankshaft timing gear, mounted to the end of
the crankshaft, meshing with a bull gear. To the rear of the bull gear is the camshaft idler gear,
which is mounted on the same hub and rotates at the same speed as the bull gear. The camshaft
idler gear meshes with an adjustable idler gear, which is mounted on a separate hub. The
adjustable idler gear in turn meshes with the camshaft drive gear, which is mounted on the
camshaft drive gear hub. The gears are designed so that the camshaft is driven at half crankshaft
speed.