avagolen
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| posted on 23/3/11 at 09:01 PM |
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Zetec cam bearing caps
Good evening everyone, a little encouragement required here.
Just stripped down the Zetec only to find someone has been here before.....
I suspect one of the bearing caps for the exhaust camshaft had been put on the wrong way around.
I base this on the fact that the 'paint marks' and the cap number were reversed compared to all of the other caps.
Do I replace as it was or as I think it should be?
All suggestions welcome.
Len.
The Answer for everything, but never the last word....
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Fatgadget
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| posted on 23/3/11 at 09:11 PM |
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I would have thought if it was critical for the caps to be fitted one way only,they would of been keyed?
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r1_pete
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| posted on 23/3/11 at 09:15 PM |
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Any wear damage is done now if the engine has been run, but, I think I'd put it back in what would seem to be the correct way.
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perksy
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| posted on 23/3/11 at 09:52 PM |
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These will have been line bored when the engine was manufactured
Hopefully they should only go on one way without an obvious 'step' being noticed
Try it the way you think it should be, but check for any 'step'
Think the zetec cam caps fit onto a 'bushed locater' though iirc ?
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avagolen
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| posted on 23/3/11 at 09:58 PM |
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Thanks everyone.
Some checks when rebuilding and I think I will put it the normal way round.
and Perksy, you are correct - 'bushed locaters' are fitted.
Len.
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