Vanos Tool Drawings

[AndrewBird]

I recently rented the tools to replace the vanos seals on my M50 TU. Before I mailed them back, I measure all of them and created some drawings to re-make them. Thought some of you might be interested.

Right click -----> Save as.

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/6619/o2t.pdf

I originally drew them in metric, but then converted everything to inches, so all the numbers are nominal metric numbers, despite the drawings being in inches.

[psigti]

I've never had to mess with my vanos...but you sir are brilliant. Thanks for sharing this info.

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[Farbin Kaiber]

From your knowledgeable standpoint, with those drawings, would it be cheaper to have a machinist make the components, or buy the set?

[pilotskillse30]

thanks

[poopin04]

3D printing!!

[AndrewBird]

From your knowledgeable standpoint, with those drawings, would it be cheaper to have a machinist make the components, or buy the set?

How much is the set to buy?

[dude8383]

From your knowledgeable standpoint, with those drawings, would it be cheaper to have a machinist make the components, or buy the set?

Good question... I paid like $120 or so for the Baum Tools.

[AndrewBird]

For that price, it's likely cheaper to just buy them than have them made. If you can make then yourself though, all the better. That's what I plan to do.

[GunMetalGrey]

Nice to have drawings!

[AndrewBird]

Just a note, the "Cam Lock Blocks" as I called them are identical except for the one missing chamfer on one of the "towers" and the threaded hole in the bottom. Also, I didn't put a depth on that threaded hole. Just make it deep enough to thread a bolt into a decent ways.

[328ijunkie]

Nice CAD drawings

[AndrewBird]

Thanks. I used to work as a drafter, so I know quite a bit.

[/\/\ III]

very nice, i was just thinking abou this, the price to buy is way too much, i am going to price it from a machinist

[SkiFree]

If you think that price is high, then I hope you have a real friendly machinist/cnc guy.

We had a bunch made here, but at the same time they were finished a bunch of chinese ones showed up the same time on ebay.

http://www.iemotorsport.com/bmw/E36-engine/E36CamTool.html

[Wanganstyle]

nice drawing !!

my local machine shop would probably get that made for me the same day I ordered.......cost would likely be about $350-400 though LOL. Thanks to bay area machine labor @ $100/hour.

camblock full set made in china was only $120 or so with the vanos movement tool and pin.