>I'm in the middle of rebuilding my engine, and I can't seem to get the
>camshaft to go in. It goes as far as (what appears to be exactly) the
middle
>of the first bearing and just hits a wall and won't go any further. I've
>rotated it 360 degrees and tried all sorts of gentle jiggling, but nothing
>seems to make it want to go any further. This isn't something I should
have
>to get rough with, is it?
Could there be a tappet still caught in there? Did you replace the
bearings, maybe one is oversized. It takes patience to get the cam to
slide in there, but just the right alignment will let it slide in. Don't
force it, the bearings may be damaged. May need to mic it to check
tolerances.
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