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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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JPR cam install tool, PN from Thunder Racing is 99-JPR-CIT

New or Used, PM me a price

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use a 5/16" wooden dowel cut into 22" lengths from home depot. Its about $1.50.
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second the 5/16 dowel rods
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Alright can I get a 3rd on that?
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Works good much cheaper but I used brass instead didnt like the idea of wood splinters.
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how does this work?? im intending on doing this in the near future. do you have to grind down one side of the dowel like the JRP??
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All JPR is selling you for your $100+ is two 5/16 rods with handles on the end. Probably costs them under $10 to make.

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The easiest thing I've found is just an 8 inch 3/8 socket extension. Works just as good as any of the tools or dowels and alot of people have them in there tool boxes.
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Using the rods, do you have to remove the lifters at anytime before or during the cam swap?
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The easiest thing I've found is just an 8 inch 3/8 socket extension. Works just as good as any of the tools or dowels and alot of people have them in there tool boxes.

There is no way a 3/8 extension will work. Only a 5/16 rod will fit and it will need to be about 22" long to hold all the lifters up.

Using the rods, do you have to remove the lifters at anytime before or during the cam swap?
You never have to remove the lifters. Your only using the rods to hold the lifters from falling into the oil pan once the cam is removed.

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