Screwed up today---need some help

[ryonker]

Ok...so I am checking my valve clearances and like a do-do, I took out two shims, and tried turning the cams over (slowly-manually)...I think I ended up slighty scratching the outside edge of 3 cam lobs. How big of an issue is this? Should I buff the scratch down carefully, or just leave it alone?

The good news is, once I moved beyond my mistake, things went pretty well.

I await your advice on my cam lobs. I could try and take a picture of them. Let me know what.

[ryonker]

Here is a picture of one of the scratched cam lobs (sad face insert here)



Rick

[Nessism]

Photo doesn't look too bad. I'd take a whet stone and make sure there are not any burrs or sharp edges. Other than that, not much you can do.

[ryonker]

From what you can tell, no real long term implications? just buff it a little with a fine whetstone?

Rick

[flyingace]

Same thing happened to me, I felt like you - DUH!

I used a little very fine emery paper and smoothed out the rough edges then cleaned the cam lobes. 10K miles later and everything is fine.

[ryonker]

Yeah...it's alway good to hear good news...and someone else who has walked in my shoes:-)

Thanks!

Rick

[TheCafeKid]

Id be more worried about breaking OFF an edge or something rather than simply scratching it. Do as perscribed and you should be just fine

[catbed]

i did the same thing. whetstone as suggested.