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stedee
Alfa 33
Joined: 02 May 2006
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Location: brighouse
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 Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject: cam holders |
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hi all
has anyone heard about overtightening the clamps that hold the cams in place on a 16v.its because i have done some headwork and i have put the heads back together. when i put the cam clamps on, 3 of the cams spin freely but the one is very very stiff, ive checked the edges for rough bits etc etc and check the wear surfaces all ok.what i have done to get round this problem is to make gaskets for the cam clamps so they dont sit as tight on the cams. i think whoever worked on the heads last overtightened the clamps and they have squashed a little bit. not very clever considering it would have been a garage.
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john 33_16v
16 Valve
Joined: 27 May 2005
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Location: herts, uk
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| not very clever considering it would have been a garage |
I took a 16v head to a very well respected (not by me anymore) london alfa specialist 5 years ago for them to change a burnt valve and generally overhaul. It looked like new when i got it back, only problem was that the camshafts were the wrong way round!!!
I had put the head back on before discovering this- loads of agro
John
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