[Vwdiesel] Cam lobe wear?

[raymond greeley]

to compress the lifters i would put them on my drill press platform use
a flatened drill bit to compress lifter. i've not heard of this requirement
though.

ray

>From: 82 Diesel Westy <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
>To: Shawn Wright <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca>, vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Cam lobe wear?
>Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:52:02 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I am wondering the same thing as Shawn.  I have had my
>lifters out for over a year, nothing left in them for
>sure.  No way to get oil in them?
>
>I have 2 new lifters that I got to replace the 2
>cracked ones and I am getting ready to put the head
>back together.  I was told to compress them down by my
>local head re-builder, before I put the cam back on.
>
>
>Do you just put them in a big vise with wood on either
>side and compress, figuring a way to push on the
>inside of the bootom of the lifter?
>
>I notice the 2 new lifters I got, the bottom of the
>lifter is farther out so they seem to be expanded
>compared to my other 6 that have been run.
>
>Any help is good help
>thanks, Bryan
>
>
>--- Shawn Wright <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca> wrote:
> > Good thing I numbered them coming out! The followers
> > are shiny with a few swirls,
> > but no roughness, so I think I'll the lot as is.
> > Should I try to flush old oil out of the
> > lifters (hydraulic) & fill with new oil, or just
> > leave them? They have been stored upside
> > down in a plastic container for 8-10 months. Thanks
> >
> > On 17 Apr 2005 at 23:01, James Hansen
> > <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:
> >
> > > It isn't perfect, but doesn't have extreme wear. I
> > would hesitate to polish or
> > > anything, the lobes are wear matched to the
> > corresponding followers, and you
> > > just put it all back the way it came off... that
> > is #1 exhaust follower to #1
> > > exhaust lobe etc etc.  The shot of the lobe end on
> > is too pointy to be worn
> > > much.  When they are really worn, the shiny spot
> > is much bigger.  Are the
> > > followers scuffed or are they smooth and shiny?
> > that's usually how I make the
> > > call if the cam is iffy.  If the follower is
> > rough, pitch the lot and start
> > > over.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com
> > [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
> > > Behalf Of Shawn Wright
> > > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 10:24 AM
> > > To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com;
> > diesel-Vanagon at yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [Vwdiesel] Cam lobe wear?
> > >
> > >
> > > I hadn't taken a good look at my TD cam since I
> > took it apart last year, and now
> > > I see it seems to have a fair bit of wear on the
> > lobes. The pointed parts are
> > > smooth an shiny, but the rest of the lobes show
> > some scuffing - how much is
> > > acceptable? Is there anything I can do to polish
> > this myself, or should I look
> > > for a used cam, or have it polished?
> > >
> > > I've posted some pics here, any advice
> > appreciated...
> > >
> > >
> >
>http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels/TD_Conversion/page3/page3.html
> > >
> > Shawn Wright
> > http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
> > '85 Jetta D
> > '88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
> >  (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
> > '82 Diesel Westy
> >
> >
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