When I recieved my cam from comp there wasn't the pin in the front that aligns the timing gear. I called combination, where i originally ordered the cam, and they told me to put a rag or similar over the pin then tighten some vice grips onto it and tap it out. However I tightened down the grips as far as i could and it still keeps sliding off the pin, I also heated up the snout of the cam and no luck. Anyone tell me how to get it out? Big thanks in advance.

 

good luck buddy, i had a simalar prob. they sent me a cam, only mine was too short, so i got the pin from my old cam out and switched it into the new one, turns out that THAT pin was too short aswell!! so i just jb-welded it in place.
anyways to your question.
The way I got mine out was by using a vice and tightening it on the pin as TIGHT AS POSSIBLE. I then turned the cam upside down, pin faceing the floor, and held the cam as tight as i could about 1 foot off the ground while a buddy got a hammer and hit the vice. 1 hammer and 2 vice later i got the both out. a little lubricant wont hurt either im sure. good luck

 

Easiest thing would be to take the cam to a machine shop and have them install a dowel. Or at least buy a new dowel and put it in yourself.

 

I bought a longer pin from GMPartsDirect... turns out when I pulled the one out of my cam, it ended up being longer than the one I ordered.

 

It's thier f-up, they need to make it right . Not you.

 

I called Comp when I needed a longer pin. They droped it in a regular envelope and like 2 days after my call it was in the mailbox.