I have a cam bearing installation tool for Chevy small-blocks. It's a steel rod with a pin in the end that fits into an aluminum puck that fits Chevy SB cam bearings. If I could get a similar puck for a y-block that would make storage of the tools easy.



I've used the Chevy puck, but it's not a perfect fit. I'd like something that fits a little better. Anybody know where I can get a cam bearing tool for the y-block?


Best regards,



Paul Menten

Meridian, Idaho

PC:

How often do you need a cam bearing tool.  If only occasionally, I would think a tool rental place would have a universal tool such as the one NAPA had when I worked there.  My tool is home made, the pucks are steel.  Anyone with a lathe should be able to make you a puck to fit the Y bearings and the chev rod.  Fortunately all 5 Y bearings are the same size, so only 1 puck in needed.

John

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

John,



This is my second 292, (the first was for a 56 Fairlane) and I probably have at least one 312, and then a 272 for a 55 Victoria to work on. (I've got my eye on another 59 292, as well. I'm hoping it has a B9 block and 113 heads.



Paul

Best regards,



Paul Menten

Meridian, Idaho

I know this is way late, but I make my own cam bearing drivers. If you already have the Installing tool and have a lathe or can find a friend with one , even a small one, they ar easy to make.

Sorry if the pictures are not clear, it's hard to get the whole thing in the frame.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Thanks for the reply. I'll see if I can get my machinist to make one for me. I considered cutting a bearing journal off of a scrap cam and putting a washer behind it but that would be a real gypsy lashup.

Best regards,



Paul Menten

Meridian, Idaho

Tim’s and John's approaches are the same as mine as I end up machining mandrels to fit the cam bearings for both removal and installation.  Here’s a link to the post giving the sizes machining a cam bearing mandrel for the Y.

http://www.y-blocksforever.com/forums/Topic11473-3-1.aspx

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)