Camshaft position. Probably one tooth missing.

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Camshaft position. Probably one tooth missing.

Post by PARUS » Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:14 pm

If you check manual there is following picture of camshaft positions.
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And note about possibility to miss one tooth.
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One tooth is 7.5° of camsahft rotatiom and can significant affect valve clearance. I

I have following camshaft position. Question - Am'I missing one tooth ?

IN- inlet
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EX - exhaust
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Here is video in HD: https://vimeo.com/69370476

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Re: Camshaft position. Probably one tooth missing.

Post by cbr400rrn » Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:25 pm

I was told to watch out for the camshaft jumping a tooth when tightening it back up after it has been removed by Graeme France.

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Re: Camshaft position. Probably one tooth missing.

Post by PARUS » Sat Jul 06, 2013 10:52 pm

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Re: Camshaft position. Probably one tooth missing.

Post by tanuki » Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:41 am

that looks out to me, I found you had to hold the cam in the correct place very carefully with a screwdriver as you very slowly torque down the cam holders making sure the gears mesh properly.

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Re: Camshaft position. Probably one tooth missing.

Post by petrolhead19 » Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:00 pm

I found the easiest way to get them aligned properly is put them so there one tooth above the head so then when you tighten them down it leaves room for movement and 9 times out of 10 end up bang on straight with the head
xivlia wrote:because i can smell and see petrol squirting out from the exhaust. like little droplets
porndoguk wrote:That will be condensation, if you think its petrol get a lighter bellow the exhaust and see what happens?

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