GutlessSupreme Posted January 3, 2006 Report Posted January 3, 2006 Should I probably be replacing these on my 155k TSTE when I install the new cam? How exactly do I go about that, where can I get them, and ~ how much are they? I hadn't really given cam bearings a though at all before but they sound like something that should be replaced... Quote
Robby1870 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Posted January 5, 2006 Definitely replace them. Always put new bearings on a new cam. Just have a shop replace them. If thats all you have them do, they shouldnt charge that much at all. I would not want to try to replace them myself. Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Posted January 6, 2006 thing is, i'm not pulling the motor... and I don't exactly plan on having the car flatbedded just to replace cam bearings :? humm... Quote
Prospeeder Posted January 6, 2006 Report Posted January 6, 2006 is there a reason you couldnt do it yourself? I know your pretty damn mechanicly inclined Quote
Brian P Posted January 6, 2006 Report Posted January 6, 2006 Definitely replace them. Always put new bearings on a new cam. Just have a shop replace them. If thats all you have them do, they shouldnt charge that much at all. I would not want to try to replace them myself. ROBBLAW'S BACK Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Posted January 6, 2006 is there a reason you couldnt do it yourself? I know your pretty damn mechanicly inclined I could try, but with my luck I'd manage to drop one into some cavity in the block of which is impossible to retrieve without breaking out a plasma torch or some other weapon of mass engine block destruction. probably is what's going to end up happening... just another day in the life of me, I guess. Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Posted January 14, 2006 Any other input as far as cam bearings go? Depending on how ambitious I'm feeling I might just yank the engine anyway seeing as how it's going to need the other tranny soon, which would solve that problem because then i'll just take it to a shop. I don't know I'm going to get that far into it at this point, though. Any instructions for bearing removal/installation? Quote
Guest TurboSedan Posted January 14, 2006 Report Posted January 14, 2006 don't attempt it yourself and don't reuse the old bearings with a new camshaft. pull the engine and take it to a reputable machine shop. Quote
Bossman429 Posted January 15, 2006 Report Posted January 15, 2006 At least with a SBC you can buy a tool to remove the cam bearings. It is a rod with a brass cylinder on the end with an o ring on the cylinder, you push it through and knock them out one at a time starting from the front. You have to have the pistons out, and maybe the crank too, and they fall out the bottom. Installing is the reverse of pushing them out. You start at the rear one and push it in with the tool. Install the cam very carefully, and it will straighten them out if they are out a slight bit. Make sure you lube the cam up before sliding it in. I would still recommend pulling the motor. That tool will probably cost more than taking it to a machine shop. I think they are near $80. Quote
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