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do duratecs from ford have camshaft friction washers?

itsawindupuk - 6/8/12 at 08:11 PM

hi everyone, i just took the cams off my standard duratec and found there were no friction washers on the cams. Is this normal? i also dont find any mention of them in the service manual either, only the crank one.

dave r - 6/8/12 at 08:15 PM

have you got a copy of the build manual ??
it is available if you search

itsawindupuk - 6/8/12 at 08:24 PM

i do have it, but it doesnt mension the friction washers on the cams, just their torque setting. it only mentions the crank pulley having them

speedygonzales - 6/8/12 at 08:28 PM

I can understand using friction washers on the crankshaft due to the oscillating torque being transmitted into the damper from the crankshaft, but wouldn't have thought the camshaft drive needed them.