23 replies to this topic

[richardsoniscool]

hi, been putting my head back together etc , went to put my push rods back in and one of them is abnomally high, so high i cant get the rocker assembly back on. i tried moving the cam manually but this has not done anything, any ideas please help need it on the road ASAP.

[twiglett]

you might have lifted a cam follower up when you removed the pushrods, what engine is it on?

did you jiggle the rods about before you lifted them out or just yoink them straight out.

[1987_ParkLane]

In his thing it says 850, you would have to get in the tappet chest at the back of the engine to put the follower back in? I think thats right.

[richardsoniscool]

its a 1978 848cc

and when i took them out they just pulled out no need to "jiggle" and/or tug them? thanks

[1987_ParkLane]

When I took my 998 engine apart, I found 2 followers had fallen out, luckily I was rebuilding the engine anyway.

[richardsoniscool]

errrr areyou saying i will have to rebuid my engine?
i hope not because i am only doing the head gasket and i need to get it fixed

[Bungle]

open one of the little tapet covers on the back of the engine for a look

the wiggling of the push rods is not to help remove them but to make sure the cam followers drop down off the push rod

[richardsoniscool]

o ok will i justbe able to pull it down?
and cant i just push the push rod down and that will drop the follower...maybe (dont shout)

[1987_ParkLane]

errrr areyou saying i will have to rebuid my engine?
i hope not because i am only doing the head gasket and i need to get it fixed

No I was saying it was lucky I ws rebuiling it as I wouldn't have found them, its a simple fix like Bungle said, no need to worry, just makes changing the head gasket a bit longer lol.

[Bungle]

it might go down sideways

it need to be the right way up and go down square

[1987_ParkLane]

o ok will i justbe able to pull it down?
and cant i just push the push rod down and that will drop the follower...maybe (dont shout)

All it is, is like a little cup thing you just need to put it back in the hole, open side up, simple.

Edited by 1987_ParkLane, 15 November 2008 - 06:10 PM.

[richardsoniscool]

ok thanks guys mucho appreciated

michael

[1987_ParkLane]

ok thanks guys mucho appreciated

michael

No probs

[Bungle]

your lucky you have a small bore engine

if you had a 1275 engine you would be in the do do, always wiggle the push rods out

[nicksuth]

See attached sketch - it may help??

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