Camshaft install tips and tricks
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'''2. Failure to wash the cam and lifters with hot soapy water to remove the remainder of rust-preventative not removed with solvent.''' | '''2. Failure to wash the cam and lifters with hot soapy water to remove the remainder of rust-preventative not removed with solvent.''' | ||
| − | Caution: wash only the crown of the lifters: the very bottom of the lifter where it contacts the camshaft lobe. Do not allow water to get into the interior of the lifter body. Be very careful here if the lifter has an oiling hole that has been EDM'd into the crown to provide oil from the interior of the lifter body to the camshaft lobe. Before applying molybdenum disulphide, dry the cam and lifter crowns thoroughly with hot air from a hot air gun or hair dryer, to remove all | + | Caution: wash only the crown of the lifters: the very bottom of the lifter where it contacts the camshaft lobe. Do not allow water to get into the interior of the lifter body. Be very careful here if the lifter has an oiling hole that has been EDM'd into the crown to provide oil from the interior of the lifter body to the camshaft lobe. Before applying molybdenum disulphide, dry the cam and lifter crowns thoroughly with hot air from a hot air gun or hair dryer, to remove all traces of moisture. |
Do not use any abrasive materials such as Scotch-Brite pads or sandpaper of any kind to accomplish these solvent and soap cleaning operations. Use only soft, clean rags. The camshaft is cleaned so that rust-preventative oils and greases can be completely removed. If left on the camshaft, such substances might make hinder the penetration of an extreme pressure lubricant such as molybdenum disulphide. | Do not use any abrasive materials such as Scotch-Brite pads or sandpaper of any kind to accomplish these solvent and soap cleaning operations. Use only soft, clean rags. The camshaft is cleaned so that rust-preventative oils and greases can be completely removed. If left on the camshaft, such substances might make hinder the penetration of an extreme pressure lubricant such as molybdenum disulphide. | ||
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