Mike, The cam bearings have to be installed with a special tool to keep them square with the block. Amounts to a driver just large enough to fit inside the bearing with a shoulder wider than the bearing. A long driver with a self centering piece on the shaft fits the front of the block in the #1 cam bearing hole to keep the driver square and drive the bearing is correctly. The bearings are installed from the back to the front so the installed one is not damaged by the tool. Pretty simple procedure with the correct tool, but nearly impossible to install without. Not much room in the block to line things up and drive the bearings in correctly. One thing to check - once installed, the oil hole in the bearing must line up with the oil journal in the block. I had some installed some years ago and they didn't. Would have cause major damage if I hadn't caught it. My '66 didn't require line boreing after installing, but some bearings are made oversized and must be line bored after installation to fit the cam. Don't believe the Spitfire ever required it but you should check. If required, definitely a machine shop job. Pete
The machine shop removed the old ones so I'll have to put new ones in. Is that something that a person of reasonable mechanical aptitude can do, or is it something that requires special tools (i.e. have the shop do it). /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
