A65 cam follower circlips

[Ralphy2]

Are the circlips that are used on the A65 cam followers available? and are they worth using, as it seems to me that they are not really necessary thanks for any opinions/advice
cheers, Ralphy

[DAVE BRADY]

Hi,

I do not bother with them. The only purpose they serve is to stop the cam follower from dropping out until the barrels are in place.  They are fiddly to fit unless you have a special tool.
Clean any oil off the followers and in tunnels and use some grease to hold them for fitting.  The grease will hold them long enough for fitting but any oil may make it all a bit slippery and they may fall out.

Dave.

[JJC]

Mine was one of the last OIF versions.  I was low mileage when I bought it 1982 and it had not been used for many years following an accident.  There was nothing to indicate the engine had ever been apart.  I believe the engine internals were as it left the factory.  I did take it apart and never found any cam follower circlips.  I concluded that the factory weren't using them at that point in time.

[Ralphy2]

Thanks for the info people, I have now fitted the barrels to the crankcase, I didn't use the circlips (I was missing one anyway) I fitted the followers in the block using assembly lube and held them in place with rubber wedges from above, once barrels fitted removed wedges, job done. Cheers, Ralphy