<VV> Cam Bearing Wear

[John Kepler]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Houston" <tampatexan at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Smitty Smith" <vairologist at verizon.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Cam Bearing Wear


> Aircraft crankcases wear out too...  they are repaired by welding up the 
> cam/crank journals and then lineboring back to specifications.  No reason 
> (other than cost) why this couldn't be done to a Corvair case...
>
This is an issue?  As far as I am aware, metal spray and reboring the cam 
journals is SOP!  It isn't that expensive and sure makes for a superior 
re-build!

John