pierreblonde said:

Hi all
I’m on with a build (not a bobtail )
I’m on rebuilding the engine. I took the cam out and there was wear on the front bearing so I changed them. Back and middle two went fine but the front bearing is far too tight. It’ll go in the block but The cam won’t go in. The cam will go in from the back through the other 3 fine ,but no where near the front one. The bearing seems for to thick. When it’s put over the cam the joint opens up by about 2 mm ? I’ve tried two different makes And were slightly different designs now and both the same I’ve ordered a genuine one to see if that’s any different. They have white metal on so I can’t see they would need reemed. Any advice would be much appreciated
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steve2286w said:

https://www.turnerengineering.co.uk/Article-200TDIEngineRebuild

Step 17 here mentions reaming of cam bearings

https://www.turner-engineering.co.uk/90519054-5-camshaft-bearing-set-pre-finished-c2x20823022

they also sell pre finished bearings.

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pierreblonde said:

The one I removed was straight and I presumed that was original. The two I got , one was a jigsaw joint and the other straight. But neither fit. It’s got me scratching my head

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steve2286w said:

If you read the reviews , although reaming recommended some say fitted ok out of box

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pierreblonde said:

Yeah I’ve read some of them. It’s a bit confusing. I can’t understand why you would ream it ? and only the one, when it’s got white metal on it.

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Gun7354 said:

Id bite the bullet and order from Turners. They are very helpful in after sales also.

Rich

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Alfieslandy said:

Not 200 tdi but the 300tdi prefinished bearings i bought from turners fitted perfectly though i did manage to muller one on installing. that was pure user error.

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