The camshaft is a rotating shaft with a series of cams, or lobes, along its length. The shape of the cams is important so that the lobes push correctly on the followers. The followers are directly ...

VW is recalling 92k models from 2015 and 2016 in the US because a camshaft lobe can fail and cause the power brakes to stop working. This recall includes the Jetta, Golf, Passat, and Beetle.

Driven by the crankshaft, a camshaft transfers motion from the cams through various parts of the valve train to open and close engine valves. Cam lobes come in different shapes and sizes to control ...

On episode 19 of Engine Masters, David Freiburger explains cam lift, duration, lobe separation angle, and installed centerline. Next, we test a low-rpm cam and a high-rpm cam in the same engine to ...

The compound is heat activated so that during engine operation, a high-friction area such as the spot between a flat-tappet-style valve lifter and the camshaft lobe will create enough heat through ...