JPR cam install Tool
My mechanic bought these for my cam install. Go to ls1howto.com under cam install. They show u how to do it. Tools are marked L for left and R for right. They work great and dont have to worry about lifters falling.
home depot and get some metal dowels. 0% chance of breaking. ive heard of one or two wooden ones breaking. small chance, but best not to take any. the metal ones will run you around 10 bucks
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Here's a picture that I took a while back to help illustrate what the JPR tool does versus the rod. I bought a half inch diameter aluminum rod and cut it in two planes (similar to the JRP Tool). I made a pair of these and they seem to work just fine. I chose the dimensions so that the valve lifter would be held up in place as much as possible but still have enough clearance to insert the rods and not get stuck. The overall thickness is about 5/16" against the lifter, but compared to a 5/16" rod, the lifter is held about an eighth of an inch farther away from the cam. This is where the JPR Tool probably does a better job than the rod. I've also used the 16 pen magnet trick and that works fairly well too, but it's a pain to clamp all of the magnets in place and they are fairly expensive too.
I plan to retake this photo sometime, because I'm not pleased with the lighting and angle/perspective of the camera.
Steve
I plan to retake this photo sometime, because I'm not pleased with the lighting and angle/perspective of the camera.
Steve
****!!! i went to home depo today and bought 3/16 rod for the cam swap..guess im going back in the morning..should the 5/16 dowels be swuare or round? or does it not matter? thanks,Tom
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home depot and get some metal dowels. 0% chance of breaking. ive heard of one or two wooden ones breaking. small chance, but best not to take any. the metal ones will run you around 10 bucks
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