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how tight should a cam be?

Started by joshVLT · 12 Apr 2012 · 3 replies

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joshVLTArchived member
Just got my rb30 head back with new cam and springs and seals and I can barely turn the cam by hand using the cam wheel is this normal for it to be so hard to spin ?
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[T]MattyArchived member
your trying too compress the valve springs with the cam lobes.. it should be ****ing hard too spin.
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rbfrogArchived member
Very very hard..Good luck turning them over if u got heavy springs. Time it all up the turn it over by the crank shaft.
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joshVLTArchived member
Yeah was thinking the heavy duty springs might have been the reason cheers
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