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I recently started working on a 380SL daily driver because I missed my 560SL in the winter, and I will not drive it in rain or snow. The car I got (at a good price with repair costs built-in) had very bad noises from the RH valve train. The oil tube actually just lifted off the cam bearings when I disassembled it; the followers actually had some concave spots; and the cam had a few eaten lobes. Anyway, I put in a new cam and followers (and oil tube fittings, naturally); it was very tricky to torque the cam bearings properly so that the cam would turn easily (slow and even multi-step torquing, combined with constant tapping of the bearings with a plastic mallet) helped a lot. I got the recommended torques without stripping anything (WHEW!!!). But I do worry that I do see some dullness in the cam's bearing journals, which I assume is aluminum from the cam bearings. Does anyone think this is a problem? Now? In 10,000 miles? in 50,000 miles? The cam didn't rattle in there, but let's face it, I can't hear 1/100000 of an inch...it does seem to turn REALLY easily...
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