CAGE-BEARING 5V8540 - Caterpillar

Illustration 1 g01525229
(1) Exhaust lobe
(2) Injector lobe
(3) Inlet lobe
(4) Front of camshaft (A) Diameter of camshaft journals ... 84.85 mm (3.341 inch)
Illustration 2 g01525234Use the following procedure in order to determine the actual lobe lift :
Measure the camshaft lobe height (C).
Measure the base circle (D).
Subtract the base circle (D) from the lobe height (C). The difference is the actual lobe lift . (B) Specified camshaft lobe lift Exhaust lobe ... 8.515 mm (0.3352 inch)Injector lobe ... 10.913 mm (0.4296 inch)Inlet lobe ... 9.431 mm (0.3713 inch)The maximum permissible difference between the actual lobe lift in Step 3 and the specified lobe lift is 0.13 mm (0.005 inch).