Customer Reviews

Lisle 18000 Universal Camshaft Bearing Tool

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If you are going to be working on your engine yourself and installing a new set of cam bearings yourself this tool is a must have. I didn't want to fork out a ton of money to pay for the "Comp Cams" one so we got this one instead. It is a great product made in the U.S.A. works flawlessly. You can tell it is a well thought out product. We are building up a 360 Dodge/Plymouth engine and this tool worked fine; and from the looks of it, you could build up much bigger and much smaller engines as well with the multiple sizes allowed. We had the bearings installed in about an hour. One tip is to mark the rubber piece with a sharpie so you can line up the oil holes 100%. We didn't have to take out any of the bearing as they all went in straight first try!

Highly recommended product!

High Quality cam bearing installation tool with all the adapters to do most engines. I have not ran across an engine that I have not been able to use this tool on. Prompt shipping with no issues. Would highly recommend this to anyone.

Any excuse to buy another tool right????? While rebuilding 3 engines for various projects I decided to get this cam bearing installer rather than taking 3 different blocks to the machine shop so I can pay someone else $40-$50 per... to install my bearings and then have to wait for him to have the time to do it. The bearing installer is well made and easy to use. It took me all of 10 minutes to knock out my old bearings and another 20 to align, install and check my bearings on my FE390.... This thing works great!

GREAT SET. LOOKS JUST LIKE THE SNAP ON SET. JUST NOT POLISHED BUT SAME RESULTS.SAVE YOUR CABBAGE AND GET THIS ONE.WELL BUILT.

I had been looking for a cam bearing tool for a long while now, but the cost always put me off. Every few months I'd search around again and see if anyone was having a deal of some sort and I came across Lisle's set here on Amazon. One of the reviews I found online (can't remember if it was on Amazon) stated it was nearly identical to the Snap-On set that he had stolen, only not as nice of a finish and some coarser machining. After looking at pictures of Snap-On's Cam Bearing Tool, they're almost packaged in the same case (though mine actually came in a grey/blackish case). Exact same locations in the case, same amount of expanders, neoprene sleeves, looked nearly the same length and size too, for a fraction of the cost. The Lisle set also has a greater range, albeit only for the smaller bearings (Snap-On = 1.475" to 2.690", Lisle's set goes down to 1.125"). AND IT'S STILL MADE IN THE USA! So I took the chance and hoped I wasn't going to get junk.

I've only had time to use it on one engine, a Jeep 4.0L I6 that me and a friend are building a stroker out of. Worked great. Feels very solid, no damage or anything to the sleeves (or bearings), I really think the cost difference is that it's not as "polished" as the Snap-On set. I don't need my tools pretty, I need them to work. I think I'll get many, many good years out of this tool. Thumbs up from me!

Ordered it from Amazon because at best, other sites had it only a few dollars cheaper (like at most $5), so I figured I go with Amazon because as far as purchasing things on the internet goes, Amazon is pretty good. Me staying me is worth $5.

This tool is an almost exact copy of the snap on tool I used to have
(before It was stolen!!I paid about $325.00 in 1989 for it back then)
it cost roughly one third the price of the snap on,and it does work ,the
finish of the of the tool isn't quite as nice as the one it copy's(this means it's kind of crudely machined in some places. ),so extra care was needed to prevent damage to the bearings I was installing.But extra care should always be taken any way.
other than the "looks" and appearance,this is a fine tool that performed well
and is a very good value for the money .