What kind of lifters are these? Why is the retainer clip missing?
#1
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So I got a buddy who bought a motor that had been sitting for like a year. We tore it down tonight to check everything out and make sure that it had what it said it did. Well I want to look at the lifters and see the how the rollers were. Well what i discovered is that there is no retainer clip on the top of the lifter.
Is there a reason that a person would take the retaining clip out of the lifter? All 16 lifters were like this. I am just at a lost as to why there are no retaining clips. I am positive no matter what style lifter it is there should be a retainer clip in the top of it.
Here are some pics of a lifter, they are all like this.
![](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r213/transam69230/1436729665_photobucket_155789_.jpg)
![](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r213/transam69230/1436729665_photobucket_155790_.jpg)
![](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r213/transam69230/1436729665_photobucket_155791_.jpg)
Is there a reason that a person would take the retaining clip out of the lifter? All 16 lifters were like this. I am just at a lost as to why there are no retaining clips. I am positive no matter what style lifter it is there should be a retainer clip in the top of it.
Here are some pics of a lifter, they are all like this.
![](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r213/transam69230/1436729665_photobucket_155789_.jpg)
![](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r213/transam69230/1436729665_photobucket_155790_.jpg)
![](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r213/transam69230/1436729665_photobucket_155791_.jpg)
![](http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r213/transam69230/1436729665_photobucket_155792_.jpg)
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It has one of these
![](http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt181/GOMERPYLE/IMG_1032.jpg)
This style actually reduces the travel slightly. I'm aware of only a couple manufacturers who have used this retainer. Me being one of them. Those parts were not from my shop, which leads me to believe they're from Topline/Hy-Lift. Could be wrong...
![](http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt181/GOMERPYLE/IMG_1032.jpg)
This style actually reduces the travel slightly. I'm aware of only a couple manufacturers who have used this retainer. Me being one of them. Those parts were not from my shop, which leads me to believe they're from Topline/Hy-Lift. Could be wrong...