[Vwdiesel] Cam lobe wear?

[James Hansen]

Just reinstall as is then.  Good you kept them in order.  They wear
themselves a home, and don't care to be moved to other places.
-James

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
Behalf Of Shawn Wright
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 8:17 AM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Cam lobe wear?


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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