a lifter fell while swapping cam please help!!!
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I suppose the lifter could be sitting on the crankshaft and not down in the oil pan yet....
I've heard at least one person here who had to remove the engine to get a dropped lifter out....not sure if that was necessary but it was done...
..that blows
I've heard at least one person here who had to remove the engine to get a dropped lifter out....not sure if that was necessary but it was done...
..that blows
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From: Cecil County Raceway!!!
Originally Posted by GueSS Who
Well, I have put over a hundred cams in and I would say that 1 out of every 20 installs, I will hear the lifters still hitting the cam lobe. I always leave the push rods in and watch them closely. If one is going up and down then I hold it with a pen magnet. If none of them move then I pull the push rods out in case of having the extra weight and pull the cam out and back in.
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Originally Posted by Fireball
This is how I do mine. if they can support the weight of a pushrod without falling, I'm not too worried about pulling the cam out
this is how i do it too. works like a charm. you can see if the lifter is going to fall before you ever pull out the cam. anyway, good luck to you. i hope you can get everything back together
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Originally Posted by KGSloan
this is how i do it too. works like a charm. you can see if the lifter is going to fall before you ever pull out the cam. anyway, good luck to you. i hope you can get everything back together
$65.00 to rent a car for 2 days
$825.00 to replace the lifter
JPR cam tools...PRICELESS
How in the hell did you break your crank pulley? Did you drop it from some insane height of 30ft? Congrats on fishing out the lifter, now get everything put together and take her for a test drive. 
Originally Posted by 70RallySport
JPR cam tools...PRICELESS
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Originally Posted by CANNIBAL
The lifters are held in place by the plastic bores. If you remove the plastic bore/liners how do you plan on keeping the lifters in place?
. Oh well, I will just reinstall them when I am done if I have to.
That's alot of unneccesary work just for a LS1 cam swap. I've done two LS1 cam swaps without pen magnets.....
my first time i lost 2 lifters on the 7 cylinder and took the valley cover off and fished them out with a pen mag.. the second swap i used 5/16 brake line from advance auto parts but dont sweat it i was only out about 30 min fishing those 2 lifters out and getting back on track
my first time i lost 2 lifters on the 7 cylinder and took the valley cover off and fished them out with a pen mag.. the second swap i used 5/16 brake line from advance auto parts but dont sweat it i was only out about 30 min fishing those 2 lifters out and getting back on track
...Ummm, its been six years since this thread first posted. I think the OP got it out.
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Or did he?????????
But serious question while I bump this ancient thread. The dowels, what is special about the tools that makes them different than dowels?
I looked on TR's site and they do not have a enlarged picture to show the exact shape of the tools. I am about to do a cam on my CETA and I love having the correct tools, but 100$ here and there for seldom used tools gets expensive. I have a whole box full of **** like that.
What about the spring compressor? Do any of the cheapo auto parts store rentals work worth a damn?
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The spring compressor is definetly worth it. It does 2 springs at a time and is sturdy so it save alot of time and frustration. Plus you can sell it when your done if you really wanted to recoup some cost. As for the "tool" that holds the lifters up, I dont know. I used dowels
Or did he?????????
But serious question while I bump this ancient thread. The dowels, what is special about the tools that makes them different than dowels?
I looked on TR's site and they do not have a enlarged picture to show the exact shape of the tools. I am about to do a cam on my CETA and I love having the correct tools, but 100$ here and there for seldom used tools gets expensive. I have a whole box full of **** like that.
What about the spring compressor? Do any of the cheapo auto parts store rentals work worth a damn?
But serious question while I bump this ancient thread. The dowels, what is special about the tools that makes them different than dowels?
I looked on TR's site and they do not have a enlarged picture to show the exact shape of the tools. I am about to do a cam on my CETA and I love having the correct tools, but 100$ here and there for seldom used tools gets expensive. I have a whole box full of **** like that.
What about the spring compressor? Do any of the cheapo auto parts store rentals work worth a damn?
oh and for spring compressor, theres a thread on here for tims spring compressor or something like that. I have used that same compressor on all the cam swaps and it works flawlessly and was cheap. Check that out and get it if he still makes em.
