[Mgs] Cam Bearings

[Max Heim]

He may well be correct, if you are replacing the cam for reasons other than
wear. The reason cam bearings are habitually replaced during an engine
rebuild is not because they are usually worn out, but because they don't
survive the "hot tank" cleaning process. My wife used to have a Honda that
didn't even have cam bearings -- the cam journals ran directly on the
aluminum cylinder head casting.

You should be glad to save the expense and the bother -- fitting cam
bearings is a bit of a chore (consider where they are located).


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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires


on 9/25/07 8:56 AM, Ron Fine at RonFineEsq at earthlink.net wrote:

> I purchased a new cam (stock) and gave the machine shop that is machining my
> MGB engine a set of new cam bearings to install.  Now the machinist is telling
> me I don't need new cam bearings.  I just assumed that if I was installing a
> new cam I should replace the bearings.  Should I accept his advise or find a
> new machine shop to install them?  Do I need any special tools to install them
> at home?
> Ron Fine