Anyone ever use this tool?

"Bandit" (2bandit) 08/18/2013 at 17:03 • Filed to: emma

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This is the cheapest cam bearing tool I could find (it's for a sbc but I'm doing a pontiac block). It different looking compared to any other cam bearing tool I've seen. Autozone doesn't have one to borrow.

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BJohnson11 > Bandit 08/18/2013 at 17:16

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Looks pretty similar to the tool I used when working in an engine shop for 2 years. To remove the old cam bearings, you loosen the tool by spinning the rod/handle, then slip it into the cam journal so that the tool is inside the bearing. Then as you tighten the handle, mandrels expand out and clamp onto the bearing. Then you use the slide on the end to knock the bearing out.

Installation should be reverse.

Bandit > BJohnson11 08/18/2013 at 17:20

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Okay, so it does look fine. Any idea on how this tool keeps centered in the hole?

BJohnson11 > Bandit 08/18/2013 at 17:27

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From what it looks like, you put the bearing on the install journal on the end of the tool and slide the bearing into the journal you're trying to install it into. The second aluminum tool closer to the handle most likely slides and is a bigger diameter that will fit into the front cam journal to line everything up concentrically. Then you tap the bearing in with a hammer.

That'd be my guess. Hard to tell without the tool being right in front of me, but it looks like it will work.

Bandit > BJohnson11 08/18/2013 at 17:32

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Oh, thanks! I'm use to seeing the kind with a cone.

BJohnson11 > Bandit 08/18/2013 at 17:37

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Cone? Hmm never seen that.

Top Tip though I forgot the mention before: Install the last cam bearing in first. Ya know, should be obvious, but you'd be surprised what I've seen and heard guys doing.

Best of luck with the install and cam build and be sure to keep us posted with the whole engine build!

Bandit > BJohnson11 08/18/2013 at 17:39

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Thanks man!

Heres one with a cone

The Swedish Bandit > Bandit 08/18/2013 at 17:41

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The only problem I see is that it is specifically made for a sbc - resulting in that there might be some issues with getting the tool centered, since the pontiac and sbc bearing might differ in size???

But what do I know, I fabricated my own tool with a lathe. It really wasn't 100% but it still worked so with a special tool like that you should be fine.

BJohnson11 > Bandit 08/18/2013 at 17:43

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Ahh I see. Well that's probably just a more universal kit. Plus, the tool you posted has a little bit of a conical taper on the back end of the pilot, so you might be able to take it off and rotate it around.

I'd guess if the part is specific to SBC though, the pilot would be the right diameter.

Bandit > The Swedish Bandit 08/18/2013 at 18:08

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Yeah, I have no clue in the difference in size.