[Fot] Excessive Camshaft Endplay

[Duncan Charlton]

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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