Needle rollers, yes, the crowded kind, in the camshafts. But you´d have to have suitable inner diameters for suitable numbers of needles so minimal end play first to last needle. This was allright with new Andrews cams and honed bores. Otherwise it is even more of a lengthy job to get right. Caged needle bearings would not be my choice, a lot less load factor.
Did likewise with the rocker bearings, allright, I am a bit of a weirdo possibly. But did not like to have alu for plain bearing in there. But I cannot provide some prove of mileage as I need a year or two for getting two Rapides on the road after maybe half a century in pieces in Argentina.
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