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Old 07-22-2003, 09:42 AM
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Some copper showing through a bearing is normal wear...

To truly see if the bearing is worn beyond its specs, you must measure it.
Old 07-22-2003, 11:51 AM
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I had copper showing on my front 2 bearings when I had a cam install done at 10k miles. Didn't know better then and had them replaced which ended up running me more than I wanted to pay for a cam install.
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Just swapped cams out of my 02' T/A last night with 15K miles and I didn't see any copper colored bearings that I was aware of.
Old 07-22-2003, 12:32 PM
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Mine were copper also. I confirmed through a LS1 builder who said this is normal.
Old 07-23-2003, 08:24 AM
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The biggest concern with this motor is that the front bearing looked like it had been attacked by a screwdriver.
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obviously, replacing the cam bearings requires a complete teardown...BOO!
Old 07-23-2003, 04:29 PM
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Sterling is right it was pretty bad! Remembe there was some shavings from the bearing that were on the cam... The car is in the shop being looked at in a further degree so I will keep everyone posted when I find out what is going on.




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