Do cams need to come out to bolt heads on?

[Guest]

As above heads are a V6 STI.

Some heads i bought just turned up and they are missing a cam bolt and have been fully disassembled. Will these need reshimming before they go on also? They have been pulled straight off a car.

Also I will be skimming the heads before fitting and degreasing the hell out of them.

Just need to know if they need to be taken apart to remove them before i rissole the guy.

[Wiretap]

Yes. Only in case of SOHC engines can the cams stay in. You only need to re-shim them if they've been jumbled up, you should be able to use a feeler gauge to check clearances.

[Guest]

Sweet the cam caps are in the correct place so they should be all good. Dipshit couldve taken the plastic covers off then instead of leaving them hanging out of the box course the courier broke them. Didnt expect to get them though so no dramas.

Now i just need a cam cap bolt.

[Wiretap]

 evowrx said:

Sweet the cam caps are in the correct place so they should be all good. Dips*** couldve taken the plastic covers off then instead of leaving them hanging out of the box course the courier broke them. Didnt expect to get them though so no dramas.

Now i just need a cam cap bolt.

Shims are on the buckets not the caps, if any fell out he may have put them back in the wrong places, so it may pay to check still.