Well just did an oil change and found 12 needle bearings on the plug so I will assume that I have a rocker arm failure. What are my choices to replace it or replace them all? I really do not have the $$$ to drop on a project right now.
I am running a H/C car with all the mods and the heads do have the double springs. Suggestions?

Ozz

 

From what I've read, if you find one bad on a side, replace the entire side. Same in the Helms manual.

 

I had one go bad. . . ended up finding all 32 (?? not 100% sure how many there are, but I found all of them).

Anyways, that was ONE SIDE of the rocker.

Pull off one valve cover at a time. You may get lucky and see the rocker right away. . .or it may be on the second bank you decide to look at.

Anyways, I replaced JUST the bad one. . .been fine ever since. I wonder if someone had torqued mine down slightly too much.

 

I have seen rocker arm needles "leak out" following a broken valve spring. Anyone have such an occurence?

Richard <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

 

I had one go out a while back, about a year ago, and just replaced the one bad one. there are over 30 needle bearing in each rocker, I can't remember the exact amount.