DEFENDER
ENGINE
Fitting camshaft
Inspection
1.
2.
Mount the camshaft on
blocks on a
surface plate for convenience and examine the
cams for wear, scores, pitting and chipped
edges.
Examine the journals for obvious wear and
scores and signs of overheating, in particular,
check t he thrust plate. If the
are visibly
check with a dial gauge o r
micrometer for overall wear, ovality, taper and
CAUTION: If the skew gear is w orn and
requires renewal, the camshaft must also be
renewed even t hough t he camshaft g ear
may appear satisfactory. Once t he two gears
have run together they become a matched
pair.
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Fitting camfollowers
3.
Lubricate the camshaft bearings and journals
with clean engine oil and carefully insert t he
camshaft into the cylinder block. Fit the thrust
plate and secure with the two bolts and
tighten to the correct torque.
1.
Examine all the components for wear and
damage particularly the rollers and pushrod
seating in the slides and ensure that the tappet
slides move freely in the guides. If the same
parts are being refitted, ensure that they are
returned to their original positions.
Note: The tappet retaining screws have a micro
encapsulated locking c ompound applied t o the
threads t o ensure that they do not become loose.
Once the screw has been used t he locking ability
is lost.
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To check the camshaft end-float, temporarily fit
the camshaft gear and mount a dial test
indicator so that t he stylus rests in a loaded
condition upon the machined face of the gear.
Zero t he dial and move the camshaft back and
forward and note the reading. The end-float
should be within
in) If necessary fit another thrust plate
to achieve the correct end float.
to
(0.0025) to
0.0055
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| Categories | Land Rover, Land Rover Defender 110, Land Rover Defender 130, Land Rover Defender 90 |
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| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 1990 |
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| Document Type | Workshop Manual |
| Language | English |
| Product Name | Defender 90, 110, 130 Td5, Tdi, V8 |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
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| Publisher | landrover.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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