VCT gear movement

[AngryRB]

Just trying to source the cause of some knocking noise, seems to be comming from the VCT gear/ solnoid area. I checked the engine timing and all is good ( close as the marks can be 3025) but the intake cam gear itself has movement in and out .

So i was checking the bolt for tightness and it seems to move the cam left or right a short amount independent of the gear..

Just need to if the above movement are normal and possibly supposed to move because of the VCT mechanism as i dont know how it physically works. 

[iruvyouskyrine]

What do you mean the gear has movement in/out? As in it moves in and out towards the camshaft?

And when you tighten the intake cam gear up it moves the camshaft but the outer ring of the cam gear doesn't move?

If the cam is moving independent of the outer ring gear take the intake cam gear off and check the 4 bolts on the inside of the cam gear where you would adjust it.

[AngryRB]

Yeah i can push and pull on the gear, i dont mean rotate it..

And yeah the cam has some movement thats not turning the gear , like 5-10mm..

I'll have to take the gear off then, i just wanted to know if its normal.