mowerman Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Now I am trying to refit the camshaft in the block and have come up against a small problem, Mr Haynes says camshaft endfloat should be between 4-8 thou. If I refit the keeper plate and bolt it down the cam locks solid and wont move :( I have tried shimming the plate with various thickness` of shim to no avail, every time I tighten the bolts it all locks up again. The keeper plate is original with no signs of wear etc. However if I only tighten the bolts to 6-8Lbs foot then I have 4thou of endfloat :) The only difference from std is a new alloy front plate. I have scoured all the manuals I have for a torque setting for the keeper bolts but cannot find one >:( Does anyone know of the torque setting for these bolts as I dont really want them coming undone whilst the engine is running :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I don't have the figures to hand but as they are only 5/16" sets I shouldn't imagine they should go much more than 20lbft? Someone will jump in with the info I'm sure. I occasionally get a tight cam keeper plate when everything looks good, swapping for another plate cures 9 out of 10, engine plate very rarely if ever is the culprit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 Measured the thickness of the new alloy plate compared to the steel version and that definately isn`t the problem :) Have been torquing the bolts to 18lbft and thats when the cam locks, hence trying 6-8lbft. Just seems very low to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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