Thread: FE Cam Bearings
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Old 05-03-2006, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cyclone427428
What I mean by cocked is that the top of the bearing sits out of the journal and the bottom of the bearing is more in the journal. Like the bearing was installed wrong and it was put in at an angle. I got all the cam bearings out last night and they all were prety bad. the coating on som of them started flaking off. Thanks for the information Ted.
Thanks for clarifying. It indeed sounds like a faulty installation. Typically when the bearings are 'cocked' like that, the camshaft turns through with a lot of resistance and subsequently wears the bearing out quicker. When you removed that particular bearing, you should have observed a very unusual wear pattern around its inside circumference.
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