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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: elnigel on 25 February 2004, 03:05

Title: camshaft bearing shells
Post by: elnigel on 25 February 2004, 03:05

just started stripping down my 1989 8v digifant for a full overhaul and noticed that my cam bearings go 1,2,3,5 theres a big gap and number 4 bearing is completely missing!

the haynes manual shows 5 bearings, is my car normal or has something very strange happened?

 ???

Title: Re:camshaft bearing shells
Post by: richandhazel on 25 February 2004, 05:02

Thats perfectly normal.........some heads have that big gap and a  bearing missing. Can't remember which heads do and which don't but at a guess I would say the hydraulic tappet heads have the bearing missing.

Title: Re:camshaft bearing shells
Post by: modulater on 25 February 2004, 21:34

Yep rich your tickety boo, the later hydraulic heads from mid '86 on have the  4th bearing missing.  The cam cover also has a yellow sticker on it denoting non adjustable tappets.