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Cam bearing stud stripped. what to do.



> What problems, besides this, did you discover installing the cams?

Well, taking them out was easy.  Getting them back in was a whore.  It's impossible to torque the bearings in the right sequence, cause the bearing caps won't go enough on to get the nuts on the studs for all of them.  So I'm worried I mauled the bearing surface on the head from tightening one down, then the rest in the wrong order.  (Any reassurance here would be nice)  Second, inter-cam timing is a whore, cause when the cams are just sitting there, they are in a much different position then when they are cranked down (took 3 times).  Finally, somehow my crank to cam timing is off now, even though I marked the belt and held it tight after removing it.  And then I strip a stud.