I'm a new member here. On a CA77 with 17k odometer miles showing, the camshaft turns freely in the four bearings until I turn it very slowly and then I can feel some 'catchiness'. So I'm trying to remove the camshaft to check if one or more of the bearings should be replaced. I have the left-threaded 'camshaft locking nut' unscrewed from its threads and the ramped 'locking bolt' tapped loose. I have tapped the bearing closest to the points end of the head to where it is half out of casting and the next bearing in has followed so that it is also half out of its position in the casting. And the spline end of the cam is moving freely. The other cam half has not moved.
At this point the cam and bearings that are half removed should be able to be tapped the rest of the way out, correct? But the accessibility 'angle' has increased to where I cannot contact the outer bearing race with my punch to finish tapping the bearing and cam the rest of the way out. What 'tool' do you use to finish this removal?
John K.
in Indiana
camshaft removal difficulty
JK - You can tap the inner race the rest of the way. I use a brass rod. You're transmitting the shock to the inner race of the inner bearing anyway unless you've been hitting the inner and outer equally. It's not an elegant process. Good news is that they are common bearings, and it's probably best to replace them anyway. Welcome to the forum!
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