Camshaft, Measuring Radial Play

Camshaft, Measuring Radial Play

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Plastigage

Procedure

- Removing cam follower. Refer to => [ Camshafts ] Service and Repair.

- Clean the bearing and the bearing journals.

- Place Plastigage over entire width of bearing journal or into bearing.

• Plastigage must rest in center of bearing.

- Position the guide frame and tighten to: 10 Nm without rotating camshaft.=> [ Guide Frame Tightening Specifications
and Sequence ] Service and Repair

- Install the guide frame.

- Compare width of Plastigage with calibrated scale.

• Radial play: 0.035 to 0.085 mm.