Re: What cam bearing installation tool?
[Re: 383man]
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07/20/13 03:38 AM
07/20/13 03:38 AM
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RapidRobert
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In a high RPM app where oiling mods are a consideration you might reclock the bearings going in & drill a 1/16" hole in the bearing for the crank to cam vertical passage which is plenty of oil to lube a cam & any cam bearings that feed a head drill them 1/8" or better yet drill even those to 1/16" & feed the heads externally from the oil passage port at the top rear of the block (T from it)
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Re: What cam bearing installation tool?
[Re: BigBlockMopar]
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07/20/13 11:08 AM
07/20/13 11:08 AM
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woodcrest, CA
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Keeping in mind the kind of info I get from most of your topics showing some of the level of your 'technical advancement' and 'financial means' you have, I would just head over to the exhaust shop and have them make a few of pipes stretched to the size of the cambearings and use that to hammer them out and in with... 
We all start somewhere  I like the pipe idea. I have several things laying around that look like they "might" work. Just hoping to buy the right tool one time, and be done with it
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Re: What cam bearing installation tool?
[Re: RapidRobert]
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07/20/13 11:31 AM
07/20/13 11:31 AM
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I'm hoping to just be able to have the cam out.
Are you sure the cam bearings need to be changed? The journals are a low stress area & a fair amount of wear ain't no big deal. Sounded like you're just wanting to change cams & maybe some of the shiny area on the cam bearings has you concerned
Second from last toward the rear has chunks missing. If it has just list it's shine, I'd still run it. Motor is temporary, and only has to last a year.
A good friend thinks we might be able to feather the edges of the "potholes" and run it as is.
The dilemma is that this cam is junk. Major damage on the journals. I don't want to get another cam and have it go in a week. I'm fighting a 318 that likes to wipe cams. Always on the same lobe. Don't want that to happen to this motor. I want to put it together and have confidence in it while building the other motor. This motor may eventually end up in another daily driver vehicle, so it needs put together right. 
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Re: What cam bearing installation tool?
[Re: 451Mopar]
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07/20/13 01:25 PM
07/20/13 01:25 PM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Mine is a snap on but it looks identical to this one
http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-18000-Universal-Camshaft-Bearing/dp/B0002SQZQ8
I think mine was branded as the Powerhouse (Comp Cams) one, but looks to be the same as the Lisle listed above. Wish I had seen the Amazon one, could have saved $100.
I believe you will find that the snap on, matco ones have a heavy, larger diameter driving shaft that fits in the cone centering device very snugly.
The Ebay one I got had either a smaller diameter driving shaft or a larger ID cone that didn't fit in the cone as tightly and being the driving shaft was either lighter or smaller my hammer bounced off of it more than when I used the solid original tool which is heavier and drives better. My experience using the 2 tools that appear the same.
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