A quick question that I don't think has been addressed before: The washers used under the cam bearing cap nuts, are they Belleville type?
Belleville washer = conical spring washer = a.k.a., disk springs = a volcano-shaped washer: Image Unavailable, Please Login Is a different name more commonly used for these in your part of the planet?
No real surprise there -- if you've got a washer named after you (and how cool is that!), you're pretty darn famous Here's the Wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_washer (Although I'm a little surprised it doesn't give some historical background on the name -- whether it's for a specific person or maybe from a region where it first originated.)
@ f308jack thought of putting that in my first post , only you and I would catch on !! Thanks for the explanation .
Whatcha doin Peter??? I replaced my belevilles when I did the major 3 yrs ago. IIRC they go high side (center) up ie they sit like a cone not a funnel.
Does anyone have a 'correct' source for the washers in this application? I am missing three of them, (some were replaced with a non-BelleVille Washer in a previous 30K service 'attempt' by an amateur - don't get me started). I took-down the inner and outer diameter measurements, but I didn't take any other measurements. Seems that these washers are sold based on other parameters that I do not have : Cone Height, Thickness, and Force. http://www.bellevillesprings.com/belleville-washers.html Help! Which ones do I buy?
Sure and why guess...? Any Dealer will have them, although the PN has been superceeded many times. Around 22 cents each. David