Odd cam bearing set screw
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Odd cam bearing set screw
I thought I’d finish disassembling this 1920 block this morning and the front cam bearing set screw looked like part of it was broken off. I then found a ball bearing inside to hold the bearing. I’ve never seen that before. I suppose that it was a fix from not having another screw but I don’t know how one of those screws could get damaged in the first place.
Corey Walker, Brownsboro, Texas
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Re: Odd cam bearing set screw
Corey
an undersized pin on the screw or an oversized hole on the bearing can lead to quite a bit of knocking. I think someone down on the farm, in the past, applied a little American Genius to his car and solved the knocking problem.
Thanks for sharing!
an undersized pin on the screw or an oversized hole on the bearing can lead to quite a bit of knocking. I think someone down on the farm, in the past, applied a little American Genius to his car and solved the knocking problem.
Thanks for sharing!
Scott Conger
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Re: Odd cam bearing set screw
God love the American Farmer. Nothing they can't fix with a roll of wire and an old coffee can full of nuts, bolts and other odds and ends. Every time I see one of these fixes it makes me smile.
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Re: Odd cam bearing set screw
I think that the pin gets damaged from the camshaft hammering it went the cam moves back and forth. I was leaning toward building up the pin by welding or maybe brazing some material on it and then fitting it to the hole. I new pin would not change the clearance much. The nearing is still in good shape, so I do not want to change that to get a better hole. Mike