36hp Cam Bearings / Service Available Soon.....

[Mr. Okrasa]

Making up some tooling to install replaceable cam bearing shells/inserts and repairing thrust for 25hp/36hp VW engines. I will post photos as I move along with this project.

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1959 VW Karmann Ghia Coupe / Bamboo-Green / Denzel 1300cc / OG. owner, paint

Denzel engine running. See this link: https://youtu.be/DgUlsQDTXTE

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About time SOMEONE came up with tooling so We can have cam bearings for our 36hp case 🤞 I would be interested in this for my 36hp cases ..just one more question will you also be doing these bearing work/ machine work if my 36hp has the later porsche 3 piece cam shaft 🤞🤞..keep up the good work joe aka okrasa ...

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[motofly196]

Joe, the bearing fitment looks really nice!! Are you able to use a set of 1500/1600 std cam bearings bearings with your tooling? Or will these be special bearings?

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[EmpiGT]

Hey Joe, any idea what this my run? This might fix a 25hp case I have. If I can find someone to weld up some corrosion holes in the sump area.

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[snowbug]

If you can just find some other car bearings that would work. Off the shelf parts would be great.
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[PEPPE]

one question, the brass/bronze one looks machined but the other bearings are special too? are there aluminium or bimetal like the type1 ones? thanks

[Mr. Okrasa]

[Mr. Okrasa]

I posted a short You Tube video showing test fit of camshaft into a Pre-A 2pc. block fitted for bi-metal replaceable bearing shells
and bronze thrust bearing for an engine I'm building for an early 1951 356 Split Porsche Cabriolet, 1500cc / typ 527


Link

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1959 VW Karmann Ghia Coupe / Bamboo-Green / Denzel 1300cc / OG. owner, paint

Denzel engine running. See this link: https://youtu.be/DgUlsQDTXTE

VW www.Okrasa.com
356 www.PreA356.com

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Any updates ????????

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[John E]

Hi Joe, my question is why you went with 2 different types of material . Brass and bi-metal . ? I have a similar idea a couple of months ago but is still moving slow right now due to using space heater in shop (in cold as hell ) Illinois. I bought some 660 bronze stock for the material. also what keeps your brass thrust in place . I was toying with the idea of making bronze dowel pins to hold the bearing like the mains are held.

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[John E]

Thats some trick machine work. It is great to see innovation like this . when I was looking at the forums a while back to see if it was possible to due this everyone said it could not be done. Not enough material ect.... I still plan on doing it ,but as you said "Problem is the R/D and the tooling costs. Not to mention the set-up costs to do the service. It's too cost prohibitive " . By the time Im done i can see many hours and lots of swearing . I hope you figure out the tooling for this job to make it as common line boring the mains . A lot of early case can be saved , and driven again without worry of the green light of doom on the speedo.

[EVfun]

It leaves me with 1 question... Wouldn't a billet cam with slightly larger bearing diameter and slightly thicker thrust face be a lot easier, and cheaper, and accomplish the desired goal? Something like 0.4mm over and thrust cut.
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