i dont want to tack the cam, i stil want it to be fully functional. any ideas on what i could use as a stud?

 

Go to the hardware store and find a few dowel pins that are close to the size. You could slip it in and try tacking the back side then grinding it back down flush so it clears when the A arm moves. That's about all I got.

 

thats a good idea, thanks

 

call a gm service rep and find out what you need to fix it CORRECTLY perhaps??

 

i am going to thread the hole and put a bolt in it then weld it on the inside, grind the weld smooth and cut the head off

 

That would work too. Good luck.

 

JB weld that bish....

 

I'm sure that the factory pin is hardened, and probably only a couple of bucks if available...go to the dealership and order the right part so you don't end up repeatedly snapping aftermarket bolts and whatnot...

 

just pull it apart and change it....