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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Catastrophic camshaft and follower failure - any ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="Peter Holmes" data-source="post: 5550" data-attributes="member: 302"><p><strong>Cams</strong></p><p></p><p>I would find it very hard to imagine that you could have a sweetly running Vincent for 4000 mls if the valve collars were clouting all four valve guides at 3000rpm, my money is on poor quality parts, if the cams and followers had reached sufficient temparature to soften all those surfaces I would imagine the whole lot would have been blued and the failure even more catastrophic, if you can file and remove metal from an untouched surface on a cam follower I would think that you have found you problem, or at least some of it, did you acertain why the valve lifter failed, I only ask because it also points to poor quality parts or workmanship.</p><p> </p><p>Good Luck Stuart, you seem to really enjoy Vincent ownership, I hope you fix it soon. </p><p> </p><p>PS If it is any consolation everything is fixable, when I first got my Vincent in 1965 the timing chest and rockers were so knackered the previous owner had ground away the top half of the rocker thread to continue getting adjustment, having said that my cams and followers still looked in better nick than yours do right now!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter Holmes, post: 5550, member: 302"] [b]Cams[/b] I would find it very hard to imagine that you could have a sweetly running Vincent for 4000 mls if the valve collars were clouting all four valve guides at 3000rpm, my money is on poor quality parts, if the cams and followers had reached sufficient temparature to soften all those surfaces I would imagine the whole lot would have been blued and the failure even more catastrophic, if you can file and remove metal from an untouched surface on a cam follower I would think that you have found you problem, or at least some of it, did you acertain why the valve lifter failed, I only ask because it also points to poor quality parts or workmanship. Good Luck Stuart, you seem to really enjoy Vincent ownership, I hope you fix it soon. PS If it is any consolation everything is fixable, when I first got my Vincent in 1965 the timing chest and rockers were so knackered the previous owner had ground away the top half of the rocker thread to continue getting adjustment, having said that my cams and followers still looked in better nick than yours do right now! [/QUOTE]
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