Re: Lost Compression - broken Camshaft?!?

[samnt650@xxxxxxx]

According to the Shop, the shaft snapped.
 
 
- -----Original Message-----
From: PGK75S@xxxxxxx
To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Lost Compression - broken Camshaft?!?


In a message dated 9/1/06 12:52:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, samnt650@xxxxxxx 
writes:

<< Ops..  typo on the milage.  Actually I have 42000 miles on the bike.  Just 
spoke to shop, they found the camshaft snapped.  Guy at the shop never saw 
this before!  Has anyone seen a camshaft broke on their bike????
   >>


Aren't the lobes on oilhead cams separate pieces from the shaft?  If so 
please let us know of the shaft actually snapped or a lobe(s) slipped on the 
shaft, 
I've heard of that failure mode.

Cheers
Paul
NJ
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