1964 TR4 - Part 10 - Camshaft Bearings Replacement

[@jamessimmons8352]

This sure brings back memories. I did a partial "overhaul" of my '64 TR4 engine back around 1970 - I was in college. Piston rings, rod bearings, milled the head and a few other things. I did not remove the engine from the car. I had a terrible oil leak which I traced back to a pin hole in the timing chain cover. Just like this engine, I think it was caused by a stretched timing chain and weak tensioner which was allowing the chain to rub against the cover from the inside and wore a pinhole in it. I had the hole brazed over and installed new chain and tensioner. I sure wish I had the garage and tools to do a full rebuild, but alas I was poor and had to do everything in my driveway. So I live vicariously through you, pretending you're rebuilding my engine. :-) The owner of this TR4 should be ecstatic that he can see this rebuild in such detail, knowing it's done RIGHT!

[@jontg429]

That color reminds me of the color Pontiac painted their engines, great vid, look forward to more!

[@AraCarrano]

Love the paint color, like an old Milling machine or Lathe from the 30's or 40's.

[@andrepienaar6459]

In the early 70's, in my early 20's, I owned a Triumph MK1. It was a very nice car to drive, especially with the overdrive. I was an apprentice telecom tech at the time and money was scarce. The car blew a head gasket and, not having any experience on working on engines, I had the head removed and sent away for skimming. The mechanic didn't check the block for flatness, and when the top was re-installed the gasket blew again after about 2 000 miles. Due to my inexperience and lack of money I had a new gasket fitted and traded the car. Looking back I would have liked to still have the MK1.

[@cheftush]

Good job on the cam bearings. PS, love the parts delivery editing. 😉

[@RustyBeauties]

wasn't editing, it just happened.... Stilltrying to figure out how... Maybe not enough Stella

[@Mr1300SKIPPY]

Very funny "mise en scène" of the packages arrival , Elin !

[@kjeldlarsen912]

Thank you Elin, like the green color

[@stefanomastropietro9040]

Great work. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing 🎉😊

[@iceman9678]

It's coming together and it looks good. Nice cameo appearance by Rusty at the end.

[@timmarsh6754]

Interesting that Triumph bothered with bearing shells for the 4-cylinder, but decided not to for the 6-cylinder. I know some people have them line-bored and retro-fitted, but it was obviously not considered necessary by the factory. I wonder if anybody has ever had to scrap a camshaft or block from a TR6 due to bearing wear? Still, interesting procedure, that I didn’t even know had to be done! You learn something new every day 😊 thanks.

[@ralph5338]

Awesome video.

[@Patrick-Inc]

Good job keep it up.

[@davidberlanny3308]

That's a clever tool, useful for lots of different models I'm sure. I suppose the factory one would be more sophisticated to take the alignment problems out of the equation. A really comical bit of editing at the start, very funny well done. Like others on here the green looks good, it does look similar to military equipment that I have seen. The yellow, well I hope the customer likes it!! It will all look great I'm sure!! Great to see Rusty on the video, he looked like he wanted a job, or his trampoline. Good luck from a snowy Spain!!

[@barry6274]

Very interesting great video, you always entertain us with your editing.

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

I'm enjoying the TR4 as it makes a change from the 6 pot motors.

[@BruceBoschek]

I appreciate the warning about placing the hand where it can get pinched; not that I will ever be in the position to suffer that way, but it's good to know...just in case. Thanks for the video.

[@Tone76602]

Patient grasshopper on the parts, that was funny.

[@timpsensky5181]

Do those screws need any sealant to prevent oil weeping?

[@pda49184]

Great stuff Elin.. I never changed cam bearings on a TR-2/3 or 4 block but looking at your excellent coverage of the process my conclusion is that it might get even trickier without that special tool ! .. Very entertaining parts delivery, ha-ha.. I presume the head is in the machine shop having it's hardened seats fitted and a skim . look forward to seeing the next episode ..

[@alanm.4298]

Wouldn't it be great if parts appeared magically, like in the video? Maybe Moss can get a "transporter" like they used in Star Trek, for parts delivery! 😎 P.S. I like the moss green engine paint, but not a fan of the yellow! To each his own, though.

[@philtucker1224]

Elin, lining-up the cam bearing shells looked very hazardous, so I’m wondering of one of the oil gallery holes was just a little bit misaligned, would it be permissible to just run a twist drill down the hole to open the gallery fully, (being careful to de-burr the shell afterwards of course..) 🤔?

[@russelblackwell6041]

its your project Sir paint it any colour you like nice colour on your engine block

[@Andy-vo6zk]

Not sure about the colours. He will need to wear sun glasses every time he opens the hood! Each to their own. Otherwise yet another masterclass. Just one thing Elin how about doing a TR6 PI if you can get one in Canada for all us UK PI fans?

[@jimgordon3274]

Elin, Why are the bearings going in dry. Shouldn't they have som oil on them.

[@JB_WI_Triumph]

Shouldn't those cam keeper bolts have a copper washer on them?

[@graemelliott3942]

I love beer🍺

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

The paint colour is a big mistake...the car is a subtle 60s Primrose Yellow and you have found a loud 70s Leyland Inca or Mimosa... it will look terrible but one of the car's owners has already "improved" it with blsck wheels and windscreen surround so what the heck right ? The fan should be bright yellow now to match. The mint green is a bit like the colour if military-type Rolls-Royce engines.

[@skipmoyer]

First

[@cpF01]

I'm glad you failed on the last bearing. I was wondering what would happen if it didn't line up perfectly. How would you turn it? You don't. You need to push it through and start again.😉🤏 Thank you for showing this procedure.