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Re: Tight Camshaft

To: DLancer7676@cs.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Tight Camshaft
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 11:18:31 EST
In a message dated 01/04/2001 6:37:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
DLancer7676@cs.com writes:


> Anybody have any ideas?   I thought about shimming the bracket with a very 
> thin shim, but none are called for here.  When the bracket is in place and 
> the bolts are tightened, there is no end to end movement whatsoever.  In 
> fact 
> the camshaft is tightly bound. 
> 
> I bacame very frustrated and had to leave the work for the evening.  This 
> is 
> my daily driver and it looks like it is going to be laid up for a while.  
> 8^(
> 
> --
> David C.
> 

David,

I'm far from an expert, but can you access the other end of the camshaft?  
When you pulled it forward could a bit of something, rust, grease, 
carbon,oil, even water, dropped behind the other end?

This would keep the cam from returning to it's proper position.

RH

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