Terry: Wood blocks are not the way to go, the bearings should only be
pressed in, and then,usually, bored to fit with oil holes aligned. If you
do not have the becessary equipment, I highly recommend a machine shop.
Bob Roberts
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:55 AM
Subject: Cam Bearings
> As I wait for my cam bearing order to arrive in a package with other TR3A
> engine rebuild parts, I'm wondering about the difficulty of putting them
in.
>
> The ones the machine shop removed seem to have a split in them, so they
are
> compressable. I couldn't remove the originals myself because the fit was
> either too tight, or they were simply froze in place, I don't know which.
>
> ...So question. I take it I can probably tap in the new bearings with a
> length of wood, or even easier?, but how do you line up the oil holes and
the
> locking bolt holes once the bearings are in place? Are they loose enough
to
> be twisted around once in?
>
> Terry Smith
> '59 TR3A (Off the frame and in pieces...engine rebuild impending.)
>
>
> !
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