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Re: [Fot] Excessive Camshaft Endplay

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Subject: Re: [Fot] Excessive Camshaft Endplay
From: Duncan Charlton via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 07:47:24 -0500
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Tim,

If there is enough room between the front of the cam and the timing 
cover you might consider this idea.  Drill a hole in the timing cover 
that is perfectly centered on the camshaft centerline and run a bolt 
through it with a lock nut on either side.  If you've gotten the hole 
dead-on centered on the camshaft you can round off the end of the bolt 
so it will nestle into the tapered hole in the front of the shaft; 
otherwise you might need to use a fairly large diameter bolt and keep 
the end of the bolt flat so the cam can bear on the flat end of the bolt.

Duncan
(Texas)

On 3/21/15 7:37 PM, Tim Murphy via Fot wrote:
>
> I have .014 endplay on the cam and the spec is .004 to .0075.  I can 
> either add a shim to the front of the cam, machine about .010 off of 
> the face of the front cam bearing or leave it as is and not be 
> concerned.  I checked Moss and apparently shims are not available 
> through them. I can make a shim but putting a shim on the front thrust 
> face of the cam doesn?t seem like a good idea.
>
> What have others done to solve this problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim Murphy 1961 TR4 #317 BRG
>
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    Tim,<br>
    <br>
    If there is enough room between the front of the cam and the timing
    cover you might consider this idea.  Drill a hole in the timing
    cover that is perfectly centered on the camshaft centerline and run
    a bolt through it with a lock nut on either side.  If you've gotten
    the hole dead-on centered on the camshaft you can round off the end
    of the bolt so it will nestle into the tapered hole in the front of
    the shaft; otherwise you might need to use a fairly large diameter
    bolt and keep the end of the bolt flat so the cam can bear on the
    flat end of the bolt.<br>
    <br>
    Duncan<br>
    (Texas)<br>
    <br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">I have .014 endplay on the cam and the spec
          is .004 to .0075.  I can either add a shim to the front of the
          cam, machine about .010 off of the face of the front cam
          bearing or leave it as is and not be concerned.  I checked
          Moss and apparently shims are not available through them. I
          can make a shim but putting a shim on the front thrust face of
          the cam doesn?t seem like a good idea.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">What have others done to solve this
          problem?<o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Tim Murphy 1961 TR4 #317 BRG<o:p></o:p></p>
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