Is this cam junk?
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I've had 3 of those exact cams. One in the bike when I bought it, went bad. Put a new one in, it went bad. Tried a used one, thinking it was tried a true, it went bad. Each of them lasted about 15K miles and they all went bad on the bearing end. Hard surface flaked off and not one of the bearings was bad. (new bearing each change)
Things often look different in a photo, but looks like the bearing was about to seize on the cam end. Looking at the photo - see the bearing end where it looks like the bearings were turning in the shell, but not rolling as they should.
Hope you put a new bearing in and looked at the rollers on the lifters, or replaced them too. Personally I'd recommend you press the gear off, keep it and use the cam as a bearing installation tool... that is, don't use or sell it.
Things often look different in a photo, but looks like the bearing was about to seize on the cam end. Looking at the photo - see the bearing end where it looks like the bearings were turning in the shell, but not rolling as they should.
Hope you put a new bearing in and looked at the rollers on the lifters, or replaced them too. Personally I'd recommend you press the gear off, keep it and use the cam as a bearing installation tool... that is, don't use or sell it.
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I've had 3 of those exact cams. One in the bike when I bought it, went bad. Put a new one in, it went bad. Tried a used one, thinking it was tried a true, it went bad. Each of them lasted about 15K miles and they all went bad on the bearing end. Hard surface flaked off and not one of the bearings was bad. (new bearing each change)
Things often look different in a photo, but looks like the bearing was about to seize on the cam end. Looking at the photo - see the bearing end where it looks like the bearings were turning in the shell, but not rolling as they should.
Hope you put a new bearing in and looked at the rollers on the lifters, or replaced them too. Personally I'd recommend you press the gear off, keep it and use the cam as a bearing installation tool... that is, don't use or sell it.
Things often look different in a photo, but looks like the bearing was about to seize on the cam end. Looking at the photo - see the bearing end where it looks like the bearings were turning in the shell, but not rolling as they should.
Hope you put a new bearing in and looked at the rollers on the lifters, or replaced them too. Personally I'd recommend you press the gear off, keep it and use the cam as a bearing installation tool... that is, don't use or sell it.
I'll have to look at my old lifter rollers wear just to see. I replaced the cam, bearing and lifters so no worries there.
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Thanks. Into the metal pile it goes. I did notice a a little pitting on the bearing end but I wasn't sure how bad it was and I hate throwing parts away if someone else might need them.
I'll have to look at my old lifter rollers wear just to see. I replaced the cam, bearing and lifters so no worries there.
I'll have to look at my old lifter rollers wear just to see. I replaced the cam, bearing and lifters so no worries there.
That was the first Screamin Eagle Evo cam ever offered in the early days, made by Crane and used a keyed gear. It's awesome above 3500 on a stock engine but not so good for a heavy bike.
There are still many of them brand new out there for cheap and even more of them used, so selling it even if it were pristine, probably be a wasted effort. Glad you pulled it before it caused major problems. And yeah, I'm a pack rat too
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Well it appears that I did ported heads, 10:1 pistons, w6 cam, lifters, pushrods and thunderjet just in the knick of time!
The cam came out of a Road King but I really can't speak of the performance because I bought the bike, test drove it and then tore it apart.
The cam came out of a Road King but I really can't speak of the performance because I bought the bike, test drove it and then tore it apart.
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