Greetings! I have my freshly shaved head installed and I'm getting ready to install my valve train. I'm installing the 1.6 adjustable rocker set, ball&cup pushrods, and hydraulic lifters from Classic Inlines. This is a 76 Maverick 250.
1. Does the motor need to be rotated before/during installation of the rocker shaft?
2. Do I need to back off all the adjusters all the way before I install it?
3. Do I need to torque the rocker shaft down in a certain order? Is 30-35 ft-lbs ok?
4. Do I need to put assembly lube on the rocker arm contact points, pushrod tips, etc? I'm guessing yes, but I've seen vaseline mentioned.
The valve adjustment procedure (link below) looks straightforward from there, but it mentions that the lifters need to be collapsed. I soaked my lifters overnight before I installed them, but that was more than a month ago. Are they collapsed by now? If not, how do I do that?
ci/ValveAdj.html
Thanks in advance.
Bob
1. Does the motor need to be rotated before/during installation of the rocker shaft?
2. Do I need to back off all the adjusters all the way before I install it?
3. Do I need to torque the rocker shaft down in a certain order? Is 30-35 ft-lbs ok?
4. Do I need to put assembly lube on the rocker arm contact points, pushrod tips, etc? I'm guessing yes, but I've seen vaseline mentioned.
The valve adjustment procedure (link below) looks straightforward from there, but it mentions that the lifters need to be collapsed. I soaked my lifters overnight before I installed them, but that was more than a month ago. Are they collapsed by now? If not, how do I do that?
ci/ValveAdj.html
Thanks in advance.
Bob