Geko Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 New hardened cam followers are a bit sticky to my liking especially one but nothing that warrants machining, so what's the best implement for rubbing those? I have anything ranging from mild silver polish cream to car compound and grinding paste.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tim hunt Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 I found the same and used fine 1200 grit emery paper with 3 in 1 oil, seemed to do the trick eventually and allowed the followers to rotate in their bores Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Hi Stef, have you moved the followers around to see where they fit best.? Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Good luck with that. There’s 40,320 ways of arranging them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Then he better get started Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waldi Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 I had one that was a bit tighter than the rest too. With a micrometer I was able to measure at half increments, so 0,005 mm, and select the smallest/largest. I did this out of curiosity, they were all within 0.01 mm but had slight differences. In the end I did not swap followers, but grinded the sticky one and it’s bore a bit with very fine sandpaper because both my followers and camshaft were ok and I number-matched both. So if you re-use your camshaft and followers I would not swap followers. I you do grind, make sure to remove the dirt with a good cleaner and a white rag, as the sand paper particles will wear out your engine if not properly removed. Same for honing the cilinder bores. Waldi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 I fabricated a mandrel that allowed me to mount the followers in my bench drill. I used 600 wet and dry with light oil to remove enough that they moved freely. Rgds Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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