Wicked video man. Have you thought about putting all your engine building 101 vids into a playlist? It’d be awesome to hit play and watch you do an engine build from start to finish
Great Video. I especially like the " Keep it Clean " theme. There are several videos out there that the builder assembles their engine with dirty oily hands. Don't do this, your asking for trouble. I like his explanation on how to clock the bearings at 2:00. I don't necessarily agree with inserting the tool thru the installed bearings to get to the # 1 & 2 bearings. To much of a chance to scratch the installed bearings. I use the short rod from the front of the block to do this. You have to be sure to have the # 1 bearing square in the bore before you hammer it in. This is just a personnel preference and I'm not saying his method is wrong. Either way is correct. It just depends on what you are comfortable with. I'm looking forward to his other videos, he's a good builder.
They used to say to put the bearings in dry ice for about an hour, then you can push them in with little effort. The freeze method also creates little to no shavings or debris unlike driving them in dry.
Hi Thanks for your video. Excellent. I'm doing the same on a 2001 pontiac sunfire 2.2 engine, I need to confirm how the camshaft bearings are installed correctly.
A galley is the food preparation area of a boat or ship .A gallery is a corridor or long hallway including the corridor in an internal combustion engine that directs the passage of lubricating and cooling oil. Check out some early 1900-1920 books written by early engine designers.They tend to use gallery not galley for the description of oil pathways in early car and truck engines.
Good video, Thanks! Now, I am doing this the engine/ block in a car, replacing camshaft to my Mustang 2004/ 3.8 litre V6. So, how do I remove bearings from block?/ And how do I install that last bearing,#4 in my case?? There is flywheel behind that last bearing, right?? Any suggestion? Thanks
Indiana in the house....Subbed cause this video man its great info for noobs and guys like even who have done a handful but wanna do better! Plus your in Indiana like me lol
I just rebuilt my 5.7 Hemi had the machine shop install new cam bearings. I had trouble installing the new cam. The Bearings needed to be board. The Machine Shop owner showed me how he had made a line board tool out of an old camshaft (his example was off an old Buick). So I used a die grinder to cut diagonal grooves in the old cam. Stood the block up on it's end, hung the cam from a place and used to boar the new bearings. This was a first for me and was just curious as your thoughts on how I did that.
@The Sentinel Redline has been by the far the best I've ever used personally!!! Also it's latest the longest amount of time during storage that I've tested which was 13 months and the lube on all bearings looked as good as the day I installed everything!!! Best of all its very affordable
Hi Zak, thanks for this great learning video. Now i have an issue with my engine, where i have a Low oil pressure alarm and according to my technician, the cam bearing(s) are out of alignment. You say here in minute 14, that when there is an overlap of the oil hole in the bearing, with the oil passage in the cam bore, on a smooth bore, the oil pressure increases.... Do you mean the oil pressure on the bearing/cam or the oil pressure from the oil sensor? As i have a low oil pressure alarm especially at idling. The engine has been pulled now and we will investigate the cam shaft bearings this week. Thanks for my learning curve here.....
Hey Thank you for the comment and the question! I want to help you I need to know what kind of engine you have to start with. The comment you’re referring to would raise pressure at the sensor as it would would trying to shove it through the hole restricting the flow and decrease flow to the bearing. If you can give me a call today at 7655247362
@@ZaksMuscleMotors Hi Zak, thanks for getting back to me. Will call you soon. I have a picture taken from inside the oil pan where you can see actually one of the cam bearings exposed for a 3 mm i guess. can send that to you so you can see for your self. I did not take it myself and am not familiar which bearing it shows.
Have a question maybe you can answer I’m building a 489 bbc and installed the crank in but I’m confused on the main cap torque specs bc my block is only a 2 bolt main and everywhere I look says 396 and 427 95lbs and then the other says 396 and 454 with 4 bolt main 110lbs couldn’t find nothing set in stone so I torqued to 110 so if you or anyone knows could you let me know thanks in advance.
Zac, I watched twice an I don't think you ever discussed the type of bearings. You have tri-metal with aluminum shells, copper electroplated, then some method of a thin babbit material. I prefer steel shells with a led/tin babbit coating. These seem to handle heavier load. Was that where you were going when you said that or just the blocks design differences? Just curious? Subscribed & liked. Retired ase master
Thanks Dean, yes this was more just about placement in the block and less on bearing design. I can do a video about that at some point. Thank you for subscribing and watching!
You are right as I went back and listened again. I sorry because I thought you said something you did not. That's what happens after 40+ years of working in dealers with constant loud noise. I joke that I have a $6 cordless phone but have $3 ears. I never went to a trade school & honestly don't know if they had them in the late 60's. I apprenticed with some really good techs who opened their own shop, learned from them. My manager offer me 5 cents per flat hour raise for these test & there was 8, so dam straight, I can use a 40 cent pay raise, as tech's made $6.40 but customer pay was only $26 dollars per hour. The sign on the building said "Datsun". Do you know what we called "Sun-Screen" in 1970? DIRT. So, getting close to that age. It just happens that I am changing cam bearing in an 2003 5.3L and my cam tool that's new in 1982, works great. I have early design with smaller block bore, so 1-5 = 2.327"-2.329", 2-4 = 2.317"-2.319" and 3 = 2.307"-2.309" so on steel bearing shell with babbitt = 0.163 max bearing thickness. Sometime in October 2003, they incorporated lager cam bearing bores ( Or Outside Diameter of Bearing) Note: Late is 1-5 = 2.347"-2.349", 2-4 = 2.327"-2.329" and 3 = 2.307"-2.309", which remains the same as 1st design, but since the cam OD journals remain the same, the shell is just thicker by 0.020". My though is, if second larger design is not magnetic, then they could be aluminum shell but don't know. Hey, thanks Zac, This info is from GM eSI. Master Tech since 1978. Everyone should hit Like & Subscribe...These videos take work and Zac is clear and on it!
Zak, Yes, 56 of us was contract labor thru Raytheon. Twice each year we had cross-training and got to see stuff you would not believe. We always wanted to go where things were built and many times did. One facility full of robots or just computer controlled arms assembled the LS aluminum block right in front of us. This is why the oil pan gasket is riveted to the pan. Turned upside down, RTV in corners, pan placed in position and every bolt torqued at once. Ring gap, bearing clearance, everything was checked using a pointer measuring pin-head or optical sensor. Even the cam bearings where picked up, turned to locate oil holes, then pressed into place. A rod goes completely thru the camshaft and held still. A plastic arm pushed the cam in place as it was sprayed with lube. Two or three people where in the room to load parts. Even a box of white caps used to form the rear seal was saved and reused. Pistons, bearings, caps, rockers and frt & RR cover was installed, centered, torqued, then the seal was installed. No torque to angle gauges used that room. I worked for them for 7 years and 10 months but held 4hr seminars and 2 classes of two days each in 13 tech schools. It was exhausting. Tore a rotator cuff at a warehouse stacking cores, had surgery than got a phone call two weeks later letting me know the job was dissolved. Dr. pulled the plug on my career and had to quit working. Sucks. It is like going 100 MPH for 40+ years and stopped, keys yanked away and told to walk home. I did see some amazing stuff and spent hours talking to engineers who had no clue what we see at dealerships or in the midwest. They where shocked! But I am done!
Dean Kay I work in a GM assembly plant building the trucks. Lots of cool stuff that happens to make it all go together. And the engineers are still as clueless today lol.
The 307 has the same 3.25 stroke and rod and main journals are the same as a large journal 327, but the 307 crank is balanced differently because of the smaller bore. The bob weight when balancing is less for the and the counterweight is physically smaller. You can rebalance a 307 crank to use 4” pistons but they’ll have to add heavy metal to the counterweights.
Thought we are not to touch the bearings with out Bare fingers because of the oil comes out of our skin your supposed to wear gloves or something to do bearings that might be me just being cautious I’m about to do it for the first time in my 86 CorvetteI bought a lunati Voodoo Cam, 526 lift. Got a noisy gear drive. And new pistons. And a set of edelbrock E- Street Head. I hope the it sounds good. If someone has this set up . Let me know how it sounds. Get me a video link to watch.
All you need is MIXED oil measured and you can push it smoothly without scratch or scar on bearing.... Camshaft bearing on hold little amount pressure.. If I can use my NEW TECHNOLOGY SKILL ON hydraulic SUPER HEAVY pressure it will more easy on this tiny bearing😅😅😅 its cost little money but need PERFECT 100% MIXED oil and can push it easily☺☺☺
Wicked video man. Have you thought about putting all your engine building 101 vids into a playlist? It’d be awesome to hit play and watch you do an engine build from start to finish
I need to. When I get my house done im gonna have a lot more time to provide to content and channel management
Great Video. I especially like the " Keep it Clean " theme. There are several videos out there that the builder assembles their engine with dirty oily hands. Don't do this, your asking for trouble. I like his explanation on how to clock the bearings at 2:00. I don't necessarily agree with inserting the tool thru the installed bearings to get to the # 1 & 2 bearings. To much of a chance to scratch the installed bearings. I use the short rod from the front of the block to do this. You have to be sure to have the # 1 bearing square in the bore before you hammer it in. This is just a personnel preference and I'm not saying his method is wrong. Either way is correct. It just depends on what you are comfortable with. I'm looking forward to his other videos, he's a good builder.
Dave L Thank you so much Dave!
The opposite end of the tool keeps it level. Nobody should listen to you.
They used to say to put the bearings in dry ice for about an hour, then you can push them in with little effort. The freeze method also creates little to no shavings or debris unlike driving them in dry.
If you use the tool correctly and have good bearings there should be no issue with debris.
You dont want them going in with little effort.
@@SOLDOZER you've never chilled parts for installation?
Hi Thanks for your video. Excellent. I'm doing the same on a 2001 pontiac sunfire 2.2 engine, I need to confirm how the camshaft bearings are installed correctly.
A galley is the food preparation area of a boat or ship .A gallery is a corridor or long hallway including the corridor in an internal combustion engine that directs the passage of lubricating and cooling oil. Check out some early 1900-1920 books written by early engine designers.They tend to use gallery not galley for the description of oil pathways in early car and truck engines.
Weird flex but got it lol
Good video, Thanks! Now, I am doing this the engine/ block in a car, replacing camshaft to my Mustang 2004/ 3.8 litre V6. So, how do I remove bearings from block?/ And how do I install that last bearing,#4 in my case?? There is flywheel behind that last bearing, right?? Any suggestion? Thanks
What is with the older way of freezing the bearing /? An will that help or be a problem now?
Excellent video..even better advice.!!!!
Indiana in the house....Subbed cause this video man its great info for noobs and guys like even who have done a handful but wanna do better! Plus your in Indiana like me lol
I just rebuilt my 5.7 Hemi had the machine shop install new cam bearings. I had trouble installing the new cam. The Bearings needed to be board. The Machine Shop owner showed me how he had made a line board tool out of an old camshaft (his example was off an old Buick). So I used a die grinder to cut diagonal grooves in the old cam. Stood the block up on it's end, hung the cam from a place and used to boar the new bearings. This was a first for me and was just curious as your thoughts on how I did that.
@The Sentinel Redline has been by the far the best I've ever used personally!!! Also it's latest the longest amount of time during storage that I've tested which was 13 months and the lube on all bearings looked as good as the day I installed everything!!! Best of all its very affordable
Hi Zak, thanks for this great learning video. Now i have an issue with my engine, where i have a Low oil pressure alarm and according to my technician, the cam bearing(s) are out of alignment.
You say here in minute 14, that when there is an overlap of the oil hole in the bearing, with the oil passage in the cam bore, on a smooth bore, the oil pressure increases....
Do you mean the oil pressure on the bearing/cam or the oil pressure from the oil sensor? As i have a low oil pressure alarm especially at idling.
The engine has been pulled now and we will investigate the cam shaft bearings this week.
Thanks for my learning curve here.....
Hey Thank you for the comment and the question! I want to help you I need to know what kind of engine you have to start with. The comment you’re referring to would raise pressure at the sensor as it would would trying to shove it through the hole restricting the flow and decrease flow to the bearing. If you can give me a call today at 7655247362
@@ZaksMuscleMotors Hi Zak, thanks for getting back to me. Will call you soon. I have a picture taken from inside the oil pan where you can see actually one of the cam bearings exposed for a 3 mm i guess. can send that to you so you can see for your self. I did not take it myself and am not familiar which bearing it shows.
Have a question maybe you can answer I’m building a 489 bbc and installed the crank in but I’m confused on the main cap torque specs bc my block is only a 2 bolt main and everywhere I look says 396 and 427 95lbs and then the other says 396 and 454 with 4 bolt main 110lbs couldn’t find nothing set in stone so I torqued to 110 so if you or anyone knows could you let me know thanks in advance.
good vids i have a 1965 327.but hard to find a 327 small jurnal crank .thay have started remaking them for around 6 to 700/love a 327/
Thank you!
Why did you putting at the 2 cloud on the 5th bearing??
Zac, I watched twice an I don't think you ever discussed the type of bearings. You have tri-metal with aluminum shells, copper electroplated, then some method of a thin babbit material. I prefer steel shells with a led/tin babbit coating. These seem to handle heavier load. Was that where you were going when you said that or just the blocks design differences? Just curious? Subscribed & liked. Retired ase master
Thanks Dean, yes this was more just about placement in the block and less on bearing design. I can do a video about that at some point. Thank you for subscribing and watching!
You are right as I went back and listened again. I sorry because I thought you said something you did not. That's what happens after 40+ years of working in dealers with constant loud noise. I joke that I have a $6 cordless phone but have $3 ears. I never went to a trade school & honestly don't know if they had them in the late 60's. I apprenticed with some really good techs who opened their own shop, learned from them. My manager offer me 5 cents per flat hour raise for these test & there was 8, so dam straight, I can use a 40 cent pay raise, as tech's made $6.40 but customer pay was only $26 dollars per hour. The sign on the building said "Datsun".
Do you know what we called "Sun-Screen" in 1970? DIRT. So, getting close to that age. It just happens that I am changing cam bearing in an 2003 5.3L and my cam tool that's new in 1982, works great. I have early design with smaller block bore, so 1-5 = 2.327"-2.329", 2-4 = 2.317"-2.319" and 3 = 2.307"-2.309" so on steel bearing shell with babbitt = 0.163 max bearing thickness. Sometime in October 2003, they incorporated lager cam bearing bores ( Or Outside Diameter of Bearing) Note: Late is 1-5 = 2.347"-2.349", 2-4 = 2.327"-2.329" and 3 = 2.307"-2.309", which remains the same as 1st design, but since the cam OD journals remain the same, the shell is just thicker by 0.020". My though is, if second larger design is not magnetic, then they could be aluminum shell but don't know.
Hey, thanks Zac, This info is from GM eSI. Master Tech since 1978.
Everyone should hit Like & Subscribe...These videos take work and Zac is clear and on it!
Thank you for that. Were you a GM employee?
Zak, Yes, 56 of us was contract labor thru Raytheon. Twice each year we had cross-training and got to see stuff you would not believe. We always wanted to go where things were built and many times did. One facility full of robots or just computer controlled arms assembled the LS aluminum block right in front of us. This is why the oil pan gasket is riveted to the pan. Turned upside down, RTV in corners, pan placed in position and every bolt torqued at once. Ring gap, bearing clearance, everything was checked using a pointer measuring pin-head or optical sensor. Even the cam bearings where picked up, turned to locate oil holes, then pressed into place. A rod goes completely thru the camshaft and held still. A plastic arm pushed the cam in place as it was sprayed with lube. Two or three people where in the room to load parts. Even a box of white caps used to form the rear seal was saved and reused. Pistons, bearings, caps, rockers and frt & RR cover was installed, centered, torqued, then the seal was installed. No torque to angle gauges used that room. I worked for them for 7 years and 10 months but held 4hr seminars and 2 classes of two days each in 13 tech schools. It was exhausting. Tore a rotator cuff at a warehouse stacking cores, had surgery than got a phone call two weeks later letting me know the job was dissolved. Dr. pulled the plug on my career and had to quit working. Sucks. It is like going 100 MPH for 40+ years and stopped, keys yanked away and told to walk home. I did see some amazing stuff and spent hours talking to engineers who had no clue what we see at dealerships or in the midwest. They where shocked! But I am done!
Dean Kay I work in a GM assembly plant building the trucks. Lots of cool stuff that happens to make it all go together. And the engineers are still as clueless today lol.
What if the bearing has two holes? If say the bearing is at 5o'clock, where should 2nd hole be?
What kind of cam journal is it
Thanks for the info bud. Just subbed.
but if im right i think a 307 crank is the same as a 327?
Yea they were both 3.250 stroke.
The 307 has the same 3.25 stroke and rod and main journals are the same as a large journal 327, but the 307 crank is balanced differently because of the smaller bore. The bob weight when balancing is less for the and the counterweight is physically smaller. You can rebalance a 307 crank to use 4” pistons but they’ll have to add heavy metal to the counterweights.
@@ZaksMuscleMotors yes but i think 307 is large journal
aaa thanks
Can anyone tell me why my machine shop put my bearing holes at 6 and 10
Why are some u tube guy saying 10 an 2 putting the No 1 bearing in on a chevy with a grove??
so the oil pressure is pushing down on the cam and creating an oil wedge
I'M WORKING ON AN SB2.2 SBC IT HAS 55MM CAMSHAFT .
Thought we are not to touch the bearings with out Bare fingers because of the oil comes out of our skin your supposed to wear gloves or something to do bearings that might be me just being cautious I’m about to do it for the first time in my 86 CorvetteI bought a lunati Voodoo Cam, 526 lift. Got a noisy gear drive. And new pistons. And a set of edelbrock E- Street Head. I hope the it sounds good. If someone has this set up . Let me know how it sounds. Get me a video link to watch.
All you need is MIXED oil measured and you can push it smoothly without scratch or scar on bearing.... Camshaft bearing on hold little amount pressure.. If I can use my NEW TECHNOLOGY SKILL ON hydraulic SUPER HEAVY pressure it will more easy on this tiny bearing😅😅😅 its cost little money but need PERFECT 100% MIXED oil and can push it easily☺☺☺
Snake oil
@@ZaksMuscleMotors too much smoke