Cam Swap Nightmare!
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Cam Swap Nightmare! Swapping out the cam today and found from what i can see the front cam bearing is wasted. any suggestions? can i do bearings with motor in car? is it common for the front one to go?
Same exact thing happened to me, fron bearing was toast:
With a little creativity, you can replace the front bearing only. Impossible to do the rest which are most likely trash too. You can put the cam in and roll the dice, or pull the motor and rebuild.
With a little creativity, you can replace the front bearing only. Impossible to do the rest which are most likely trash too. You can put the cam in and roll the dice, or pull the motor and rebuild.
If I pulled my cam and my front bearing looked that bad, I would be pulling it out for a rebuild (more than likely a stroker).
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If #1 is worn, the rest are too. You just cant see them. I would do this, pull the motor to refreshen or suck it up and slug the cam in there, worse comes to worse, you gotta rebuild again.
Cool stuff, good for you that you caught it before it did more damage. And yes the front one is MUCH more prone to wear than any other, but most engines are the same way.
Be sure to post back your reactions when you fire that mother up
Be sure to post back your reactions when you fire that mother up
Ellis and I are in agreement that the front one is wear prone, I explained it by pointing out the additional load it sees from the WP drive.
If Ellis and I agree on something the debate should pretty much end there because you have the right answer already.
If Ellis and I agree on something the debate should pretty much end there because you have the right answer already.
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Fired it up on Tuesday and oh man was i impressed, sounds great not too choppy and has a great power characteristic all the way through! Bryan Herter is a great tuner, PCMforLess, Very satisfied. Got one problem the starter is seeming to get lazy at a hot start any thoughs, i think the starter is on its way out just kinda want some other opinions. Thanks again!!!
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