Cam bearing question

[OldRedFord]

When removing the huge honking cam from my 460 to put in a more streetable one, I left a small scratch on one of the cam bearings. Its not deep enough to catch a finger nail or hang on the edge of a penny. Hoping its not the end of the world.

[convincor]

are they fairly new bearings to begin with? if so, i wouldn't be to worried.. i've put some pretty nasty stuff back together and had no problem..

[knightfire83]

You likely wont have any problems, but you know it is not a good thing or you wouldn't be asking.

If the scratch leads to the edge of the bearing, oil will be seeping thru it.

Clearances are pretty tight for oiling a bearing.

[DuckRyder]

Put my vote down for "not the end of the world".