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Originally Posted by boostedgt
ok so ive come to a coupple rodeblocks...
my heads are off the car right now.
i am at the point where i need to put the cams in and i dont understand some things with the seals.
1) do the cams just spin in the cam caps?... assuming if yes i sould put some assembly lube in them...
2) also do i need to put some RTV on the cam caps? i believe the shop manual says something about putting it there but it is not clear
3) the seals that go by the t-belt sprokets.... do i just put some assembly lube in the lip of those and slide them on?
is the cam sposed to spin in those seals... seems like it.
4) dose it matter where each of the rocker arms goes... they have different numbers on them
5) when i put the cams in i should possision them so that the timing mark on the sproket is in line with the timing mark on the valve cover correct?
any and all help is appreciated... i would really like to finish this tonight so please respond asap...
thanks so much,
-adam
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The cam caps, if you mean the caps that bolt to the head with 2 12mm bolts on each end and 6 10mm bolts for the 3 in the middle, then yes, that is what the cam spins in, and some assembly lube in them. NO RTV HERE. You should get your timing marks close, but you won't be able to get one perfect because the cam will be in a spot where the valves need to be open. You don't want to bolt the cam down with one end all sticking up, so rotate it to a point where its semi-flat, but close to the mark, so once you get the caps bolted down, you can turn it to the correct position. Make sure you tighten the caps down evenly, and do a couple of steps before you torque them. If you mean the seals on the ends, no, they just keep the oil in the head, and yes, use some rtv on the edges before you press them into the caps. The ones on the gear side, yes, put a little oil on them, slide them onto the cam, and make sure they sit in their position in the head when you bolt the cam in. You should see where they sit in the head. After the cams are in, and you go to put your belt on, line your timing marks up, and use those big black clamp type paper clips to hold the belt onto each gear. That should keep them from springing back off your marks. This is all assuming that you lined all your marks up BEFORE you took it apart.
Oh yeah, and I've always been told that roller rockers do not matter since they don't wear into the cam... someone can correct me if I'm wrong...