I plan to remove my cam and store it for maybe future use. Does any one have any technics for doing so?

My thoughts are to oil it down and wrap it in plastic wrap and rags. Then slide it in a piece of PVC pipe. The lifter would be wraped in 12 zip lock bags with numbers writen on them and packed in to the end of the pipe and cap both ends.
Is there a simpler way?

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I use a numbered egg carton for the lifters, shut the lid and wrap with tape.
The cam get's the journals and lobes greased and then it's rolled-up in a plastic trash bag.
DD

I like the PVC pipe idea, that will give it some added protection from "shelf wear." In addition I would be sure it was stored someplace cool and dry.

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If you seal up the tube put in a desiccant to absorb any moisture. You know the little pouches that say "DO NOT EAT". Otherwise you're better off not sealing the tube.

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Just make sure when you oil it you use something thick and sticky to ensure it retains an oily film over the whole surface to prevent corrosion. I work as a cam grinder and we use this to treat all our cams before packing (dunking in a tankful, lifting out and letting them drain) and we have finished cams sitting on the shelf that were coated several years ago and are still fine. There are several other products I know of designed for this purpose, to leave a protective coating that can later be washed off, but being a fair way from you I don't know what brands are available in your neck of the woods. A good auto parts or hardware store should stock something suitable. I used this to coat the bores in an engine block I had honed about 8 years ago, and it had been sitting in the shed under a sheet since then, without any corrosion. Other stuff I have sprayed with a 'regular' water dispersant spray have started to rust in the same shed in months, as the coating tends to thin over time even if the item is not disturbed, so it seems vital to ensure whatever you use is designed to leave a film that stays intact.

I like the PVC pipe idea too - protects the cam from bumps, scratches etc. and the lifters can be stored with it. I would cap the ends but drill some vent holes in the pipe or the caps to stop moisture accumulating inside.

(and make sure wherever you store it, there isn't a leaky roof above - I lost probably 20+ spare alternators, a dozen or more spare starters and some other bits and pieces that were down the back of the shed when the roof overhaed sprung a small leak, and the lot gradually rusted into one big lump I had to break apart with a sledgehammer to throw away)

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If using grease to protect fine, precision machined parts from corrosion in long term storage, I would check to make sure it isn't EP (extreme-pressure rated) grease. EP additives are actually corrosive to metal. The reason they have them is for heavily loaded bearings in difficult operating situations, like steering linkage, ball joints, kingpins etc. which aren't well sealed from dirt and moisture, where the overall greater benefit of the EP additive under those harsh conditions outweighs the lesser corrosive effect.

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Cosmoline should work well, and not too pricey. Military surplus stores usually have it.

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I like that idea on cosmosline or stp. Bought a 1954 Russian SKS that was new in the box and it was packed with cosoline. Was a pain to clean out but the metal looked brand new. The gun was over 40 years old. Thanks Ron Parker









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I would recommend labelling the lifters in a couple different ways rather than just one. Preferably in a way that is not as likely to be unreadable later when you go to use them. Perhaps listed with a diagram separately from the cam and lifters where the cosmoline, grease, whatever won't ruin it.

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