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Cam cover warning

6th June 1991, Page 79
6th June 1991
Page 79
Page 79, 6th June 1991 — Cam cover warning
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• Rubery Owen-Rockwell has issued a warning about Cardev brake cam covers, and a service update about inner bearings on the TE9000 axle and bolts on Flexair 2 trailing arms.

Fitting the Cardev cam cover requires the axle to be dismantled prior to welding the support bush to the brake anchor bracket, says R 0-R. The stepped camshafts fitted as OE cannot be used unless modified or replaced with parallel units.

R O-R says modification of the camshaft is not approved and any replacement may not be a genuine product, which would invalidate the warranty. lithe covers are fitted within two years of the axle's man

ufacture the warranty on other parts may be affected.

Cardev's Paul Illingworth says, 'We guarantee all the parts fitted when installing our covers for five years (except the cam head and splines) by our own warranty and have £500,000 product liability insurance on every claim to back it up."

El Inner bearings on the TE9000/ 9300 axles have a unique inner cone sealing radius. If any bearing except R O-R part no. 99041067 is fitted its smaller radius will bind on the axle stub and "result in premature and potentially catastrophic failure."

o Flexair 2 bailing arms are now parallel in section rather than being

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