Cam Fitment Issue
#1
Cam Fitment Issue
Anyone have trouble sliding their cam into place?
I have a used 2004 LQ4 that I had taken to the machine shop 2 years ago. Purchased Clevite Cam Bearings SH2125S and had them installed. Re-using the stock cam and cannot for the life of me get it to fit properly. Got the first journal in but it was a tight squeeze and felt like it was binding a bit and cannot get the second journal through. There is noticeable marring of the bearings as I proceed so I am thinking the bearings are too tight. Anyone else have this issue I do not remember ordering anything else but stock bearings so WTF! Used a micrometer on the cam journals and I find them within spec 2.16 and the ID of the bearings measure extremely close at 2.167; albeit there could be a margin of error here on either end since these measurement tools are harbor freight specials. Any suggestions? Guess I will be going back to the machine shop on Monday....
I have a used 2004 LQ4 that I had taken to the machine shop 2 years ago. Purchased Clevite Cam Bearings SH2125S and had them installed. Re-using the stock cam and cannot for the life of me get it to fit properly. Got the first journal in but it was a tight squeeze and felt like it was binding a bit and cannot get the second journal through. There is noticeable marring of the bearings as I proceed so I am thinking the bearings are too tight. Anyone else have this issue I do not remember ordering anything else but stock bearings so WTF! Used a micrometer on the cam journals and I find them within spec 2.16 and the ID of the bearings measure extremely close at 2.167; albeit there could be a margin of error here on either end since these measurement tools are harbor freight specials. Any suggestions? Guess I will be going back to the machine shop on Monday....
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Yes it would be a bad idea, did the bearings get damaged when they were installed, had that happen to me last year, rebuilding a 6.0, ended up having to replace 2 bearings because they got slightly damaged on the leading edge being installed http://www.pleasurecraft.com/manuals/L510016.pdf this may help with specs..
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#9
I work at a small automotive machine shop and we found you have to be very careful with the front journal. A lot of the time when installed the bearing gets started crooked and it misshapes the bearing making it a tight fit(cam won't spin) or the cam will not go in at all.
#10
Seems things rolled out slowly. My engine is a 2004 LQ4 but it has the older style rods (non LS2) but the pistons do posses the Teflon skirting. Also my head bolts are from the earlier design (different lengths). I have been reading around the internet and someone said that my block (GM 12551364 ) had the earlier Cam journal dimensions. Who knows, I will bring the block down with the cam and two different bearing sets and see which fits. Could also be the fitment of the bearings previously like stated above. I will post back this week with the details. Thanks everyone.