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Title: WTB 1.6 camshaft retainer
Post by: Zukiman87 on October 21, 2010, 09:58:18 am

I need the number 4 retainer if anyone in BC or fairly close has one.

Title: Re: WTB 1.6 camshaft retainer
Post by: Vincent Waldon on October 21, 2010, 11:00:13 am

If you are talking about the tops of the cam caps that hold the cam down they are like rod and bearing caps: uniquely machined as matched pairs and so not interchangable.

The good news is that its an easy job for a good machine shop to line bore your existing set...depending on why you need a new one?

Title: Re: WTB 1.6 camshaft retainer
Post by: Zukiman87 on October 21, 2010, 01:00:33 pm

I broke one!

Title: Re: WTB 1.6 camshaft retainer
Post by: Toby on October 25, 2010, 11:52:12 pm

How did you manage that?

Title: Re: WTB 1.6 camshaft retainer
Post by: Zukiman87 on October 26, 2010, 11:15:57 am

Anyone have a full set?

Title: Re: WTB 1.6 camshaft retainer
Post by: 410 on October 26, 2010, 11:52:17 am

U think you might need a head!

Title: Re: WTB 1.6 camshaft retainer
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on October 26, 2010, 04:52:45 pm

its gonna have to be bored bigger, and probably have a bearing installed in the head and new cap.. thats how ive seen them fixed..

Title: Re: WTB 1.6 camshaft retainer
Post by: Vincent Waldon on October 26, 2010, 06:55:19 pm

Quote from: Zukiman87 on October 26, 2010, 11:15:57 am

Anyone have a full set?

They are matched to the head...no good on their own unfortunately.

What you might be able to do is get one to replace the one that broke, have all 4 caps shortened, and then have the head line-bored.

Title: Re: WTB 1.6 camshaft retainer
Post by: Toby on October 27, 2010, 06:42:59 pm

Actually the easy way to do it is to surface the top face of the head about .005", a trivial amount. You can then line bore the cam towers taking most of the meat off of the caps. Set up on the head surfacing is very simple, not so if you are machining the caps.

Title: Re: WTB 1.6 camshaft retainer
Post by: fatmobile on October 27, 2010, 11:56:45 pm

I feel for ya man.
 A cam cap and some machine work is all it would take to save this head,... if you can find a number 4 cam cap.
That's the one next to the end right?
Not sure about sending to Canada but I've got a few parts heads.

Title: Re: WTB 1.6 camshaft retainer
Post by: Zukiman87 on October 28, 2010, 09:13:20 am

Ya that's why I'm looking for a number 4 cap. Getting the machine work is no problem.

Title: Re: WTB 1.6 camshaft retainer
Post by: 410 on October 28, 2010, 05:52:51 pm

I do have cam caps off an aaz head but I take it they are different.  Anyone know?