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Dec 27, 2005 | 01:21 PM

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JPR tool

does anyone have the JPR tool that is used to hold lifters up during a cam install that i can buy thanks frankie

Dec 27, 2005 | 01:32 PM

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You can make your own using thin rods from Home Depot. Use search for the correct diameter size- I always forget.
I believe Thunder sells the actual JPR rods.

Dec 27, 2005 | 02:08 PM

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Shame on you for typing the initials JPR lol

Dec 27, 2005 | 02:08 PM

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save money and search on how to make your own, its really simple to do and works amazing.

Dec 27, 2005 | 03:07 PM

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5/16 wood dowels from home depot few dollars just sharpen the end like a pencil and cut it 4inches longer than the cam!Hope this helps!

Dec 27, 2005 | 03:11 PM

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Make your own. My bound up in the motor and it was a huge pain in the ***, I had to file them down to get them to work right. From what I've heard, it's happened to other people too.

Dec 27, 2005 | 03:36 PM

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i used 3/16 metal dowels from the depot, just cut them a little over the length of the cam and marked a line to know it would be in all the way.

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Dec 27, 2005 | 09:58 PM

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Just spin the cam and pull it out...slide the new one in, lol.

Dec 27, 2005 | 09:59 PM

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Just spin the cam and pull it out...slide the new one in, lol.

And cross your fingers.

Dec 28, 2005 | 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by hellbents10

Just spin the cam and pull it out...slide the new one in, lol.

considering the fact that dropping a lifter probably requires another 9 hours of work to get it back to its rightful place, isn't it worth the effort to use a dowel?

My wooden ones cost I think $1.17 a piece, and gave me excellent piece of mind.

Dec 28, 2005 | 08:20 AM

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I said screw it and bought the actual tools about 2 years ago, and they have served me well several times. About to use them again, this time on the Vette. I don't want to deal with broken wooden sticks, or lifters sliding past rods that are too small.

Dec 28, 2005 | 08:27 AM

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As easy as the wood ones slide in ya would have to be a tard to break them and they a hard hard pieces for wood! I always sand them down to make em extra slick!