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DSM Wiseman
- 7,772
- 101
- Jul 31, 2003
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Central,
New Jersey
I started off with an assembled head. Meaning the shop put together the valves, keepers, springs, retainers, bronze guides, and valve stem seals.
Now, prior to me getting my head back, I soaked the lifters and the rockers in some brake cleaner for 2 days.
VFAQ here
After that, take them out and dry them. Use assembly lube (picked it up at local auto store) and apply a liberal coat on the lifter. I just covered the whole thing, I figured why not.
Just grease them all up and pop em in. If you have difficult, wiggle them to get them into place, if not just use a rubber mallet and tap on the head. Here's a picture of them half installed for reference.
Next up are the rocker arms. I soaked them in the brake cleaner and dried them off, as with the lifters:
Here they are lined up next to each other, notice the clear assembly lube on them. I just greased up the roller on the rockers by putting lube on and spinning it with my finger.
Next, I put more lube on the head of the lifter and the tip of the valve. Basically anything that has metal on metal contact, I put assembly lube on.
Rockers installed, they literally just rest on top of the lifter/valve.
Next are the cams:
Lube the journals:
Lube all metal contact points on the cam (hell, do the whole cam!)
Place cams gently over the rocker arms and into place on the journals. Careful as to not tip over a rocker.
Note the orientation of the cams. The intake cam has the slots on them for the CAS. The dowel pin on both cams face the driver's side (for the cam gears).
Now, prior to me getting my head back, I soaked the lifters and the rockers in some brake cleaner for 2 days.
VFAQ here
After that, take them out and dry them. Use assembly lube (picked it up at local auto store) and apply a liberal coat on the lifter. I just covered the whole thing, I figured why not.
Just grease them all up and pop em in. If you have difficult, wiggle them to get them into place, if not just use a rubber mallet and tap on the head. Here's a picture of them half installed for reference.
Next up are the rocker arms. I soaked them in the brake cleaner and dried them off, as with the lifters:
Here they are lined up next to each other, notice the clear assembly lube on them. I just greased up the roller on the rockers by putting lube on and spinning it with my finger.
Next, I put more lube on the head of the lifter and the tip of the valve. Basically anything that has metal on metal contact, I put assembly lube on.
Rockers installed, they literally just rest on top of the lifter/valve.
Next are the cams:
Lube the journals:
Lube all metal contact points on the cam (hell, do the whole cam!)
Place cams gently over the rocker arms and into place on the journals. Careful as to not tip over a rocker.
Note the orientation of the cams. The intake cam has the slots on them for the CAS. The dowel pin on both cams face the driver's side (for the cam gears).
