Recent content by Mechanitect

Thank you so much for the help people, I was really in a pickle for this one but you really confirmed all my doubts, I don't know where i would be without your advice!

great idea. I looked over the shelf and couldn't find the right size, since I need to hone the damaged areas and I can hone only so much. hence I'm judged by the depth of damage and not a standard bearing depth. I could get one machines, except I also need to hone the journal and that...

that was actually my first solution to the problem, sadly I can't find a bushing the size i need, getting one made would be far too expensive. and I don't have the tools to make one my own :( there is another solution which is actually the most correct way to do it and its to weld the gauges...

only one bad journal, but its the one closest to the timing belt. also the biggest one. there are i think four more. that's a good idea but I think it might not work since this is the last journal and it would put a lot of stress on the camshaft its a 2002 freelander 2.5 kv6 garbagetiest...

the epoxy will be applied to the journal bearing not the camshaft. the camshaft is new. the camshaft floats on a thin oil film that surrounds it, technically the only contact that happens is only during start up, and having tiny oil pockets will act as a lubricant during start up reducing...

A camshaft journal bearing was damaged due to oil starvation. after camshaft is replaced. Using a proper epoxy resin to fill in the damaged / pitted journal surface then honing the journal back to the standard size. After that adding groves or small pits that would work as oil pockets...