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Subject:Re: camshaft bearing shell - WTF?
From:Mark Dearing
Date:Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:56:14 -0400

You are better off using the double flanged bearing just flatten out one
half to fit  , no big deal. Reason for double sides thrust is that the WBX
will eat just one sided ones  later  mark d

In a message dated 8/23/2011 5:55:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
jim.felder@GMAIL.COM writes:

I am not  where I can check but I remember running into some problem like
that when I  rebuilt a 2.1.

I had to go back and buy a second set to get all o  needed.

Jim

On Aug 23, 2011, at 3:19 PM, Tom Lambas  <twlambas@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Ok. so I was installing my  camshaft bearings (2.1 WBX) and both flanged
> shell halves have an  index tab on them, but only one of the case halves
has
> a  cutout
> for the tab. This is a Mahle cam bearing set #111 198 541 HD -  ref # 057
> 54004 057. What's the deal? Some photos on the internet show  both shell
> halves with the tab as well.
> Am I missing something  here?
>
> Thanks,  Tom