[alfa] Spider Tapping Noise...

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Roger Hambro states: Removed cams and followers - The underside of 2 of 
the cam followers had a groove worn into the ID around the inside 
circumference. It appears that the top of the valve springs which are 
visible sticking out a bit beyond retainers wore a groove into the 
follower ID.

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A valve spring sticking up enough to wear a groove in the underside of 
the cam follower / bucket? Quite amazing. Whilst I don't mean to 
disparage Asian products and feel the Chinese items have improved 
immensely in the past few years...but were these valve springs purchased 
from a tiny province in China about 15 years ago? Or were the inner & 
outer springs, valve keepers, and retainers improperly assembled?

Boggles the mind,

Biba
Irwindale, CA USA
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