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IH544 cam bearing installation

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Got my reman cam and a new front cam bearing (same part number as the spun one). It slides smoothly onto the front bearing surface of the cam. The shop manual just tells me to drive it in with the special IH tool which of course I don't have. I put the cam in the engine, slid the bearing over the cam (right way around, with the holes lined up), and set about to drive the bearing in with a wooden block and a mallet. Got it started and found that the camshaft wouldn't turn and that the amount of force that appeared to be needed to drive the bearing further seemed excessive. I don't want to crumple the bearing or end up with the cam siezed in the engine. How should I proceed?
 
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Cam bearings are extremely touchy. I know they also come in different sizes for the locations in the block front to back. If the wrong one is in there, it will lock up. The tool is the only good way to do it. It has an alignment fixture that forces the driver to remain aligned. Good luck, JimN
 
> Cam bearings are extremely touchy. I know they
> also come in different sizes for the locations
> in the block front to back.

The size difference in this engine is substantial: that would be hard to get wrong. The front bearing I'm about to install (the other two are fine) is also stamped with the same part number as the spun one.

> The tool is the only good way to do it.

I'm making a tool.

Thank you for your concern.
 
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