Help! I can't get the cam out

[68converted]

I am getting ready to do a cam swap, but I cannot get the cam to budge. Is there any secret? I don't want to mess anything up getting it to move.

 

[speed1972]

How far have you taken the motor down? Is there a cam plate behind the timing gear?
Haven't pulled a cam yet so I'm just trying to give options

 

[68converted]

I have everything off down to the bare cam. It just won't budge. Do I have to turn the crank or something?

 

[68converted]

Got it. Weird.

 

[mustangfreak_2001]

My cam was stuck when I tried taking it out, the distributer was holding it back :retard:

 

[68converted]

I am the retard. I left a set of lifters in.

 

[mustangfreak_2001]

Yeah, it might help to pull those out