Cam bearing stud stripped. what to do.

[drew at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

Well hell, if that's all it is, just grab another stud from a scrap head
or the dealer and get on with it.

A bit of mild scoring on the bearing surface of the head or the cap is not 
the end of the world IMHO - just be sure the caps are installed in the 
same position and orientation as they were removed from ( and a little 
more carefully the second time around from the sounds of it.)

Drew


On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Ryan H wrote:

> Yeah, it's just the top of the stud that's stripped.  Because the cam
> bearing caps wouldn't go on nicely, it was crooked as I tightened it,
> which i think caused it.
> 
> So, anyone else put cams in and worry about mauling things?  Like cam
> bearing surfaces on the head?  Was it ok?
> 
> 
> > If it is just the stud, not the head that is stripped, it is easily
> > replacable.  Change heads for a stud??  I think you'd be changing head after
> > head after head as most heads have some type of small flaw.
> > 
> > Dave
> > ----- Original Message ----- 

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