Cam bearings

[yamajason]

(07-28-2016 )snailexpress Wrote:  You can replace cam bearings yourself but you need to have skills and
1 Special tool it lloks like camshaft without lobes to center all bearings in line and press them in head
2 Special tools to remove old bearings
3 Labor is equal for bearings replacement or head
Any bearings misalignment could cause camshaft or engine destroy
would you try?

I went thru this same problem earlier this year and did not want to believe that I needed a new head and camshaft.
http://rawze.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=43

I believe I could have accomplished the cam bearing replacement, but what if I scratched the area under the bearing trying to remove it...oil would go thru that scratch under the cam bearing and my cam lobe would starve for oil again. With all the labor and downtime involved with pulling a cam, it wasn't worth it to me.

That was before I got got educated on the worn Valve Seat issue...
REPLACING THE HEAD is the cheapest and most reliable LONG-TERM SOLUTION.

The price of that is, well more than most of us have saved up and I really wanted to just drive and not spend any $ to save for it, but borrowing now to get it fixed ASAP makes the most sense. Except for my pride, I run a trucking business but I can't even afford to fix one lousy cam lobe or bearing problem.