Lifter Tool??
05-12-2005, 11:54 PM
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Lifter Tool?? I am going to do my cam install this weekend and i forgot about geting the tool you put in the motor to hold the lifters up. My question is does anyone know if a peice of round bar would work the same? If so what size would i need. Thanks guys.
05-13-2005, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
I wouldn't use wood. Too dangerous if it breaks inside.
Aluminum is the way to go.
Aluminum is the way to go.
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05-13-2005, 01:58 PM
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I did TONS of searching on this before I did my cam a couple months ago. I ended up getting 1/4 aluminum rod for Home Depot for $3.xx each. Took a file to the ends and rounded and smoothed a bit, stood up next to the cam and gave an extra 4inches and made a bend. Mark with a scratch where the cam stops next to the rod so you'll know that the dowel has slid far enough to snag ALL the lifters.
05-13-2005, 03:30 PM
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I did the same. FWIW, on my '99 block, 5/16" steel rod fit on both sides of the motor. The only grinding was rounding off the tip that goes into the engine. I didn't grind anything along the length. I also used the cam to measure length, then just bent a handle.
05-13-2005, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by markp03
how are you going to break them? just use your head and your good
second......
the lifters don't weigh anything compared to the stregth of a good hardwood dowel.......
I personally have never used a tool (other than pin mags down the pushrod holes) to hold the lifters up......
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I didn't want to use magnets because
1) the cheapest I found was $6.49 each
2) cheap magnets can seperate and now you have the magnetic tip stuck to the top of the lifter...
take the heads off to get it back.
3)sliding a rod in place is easier than making sure 16 magnets are popped into place correctly.
1) the cheapest I found was $6.49 each
2) cheap magnets can seperate and now you have the magnetic tip stuck to the top of the lifter...
take the heads off to get it back.3)sliding a rod in place is easier than making sure 16 magnets are popped into place correctly.