[TR] Advice Needed

glemon at neb.rr.com glemon at neb.rr.com
Tue Jan 2 18:44:33 MST 2018


If I am remembering right the 1275 uses cam bearings, maybe they are meant to be reamed or were replaced at one time with a smaller i.d. bearing.  I would discuss with my machinist.

Greg Lemon

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> We are rebuilding an 1275 cc engine to replace the 948 in a Bugeye.
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> Most of the machining and fitting is done…but… when we tried to install the new cam … it would not fit.  15/1000s too big. Can a good machinist fix that ?
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> Is there a better way to solve the problem?
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