Help with lifter holding tool
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Instructor
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From: Kingston, On
Help with lifter holding tool
Hello, I am in the process of removing a cam in my 99. I am using 5/16 steel rod to hold the lifters up. My problem is on the drivers side I cannot for the life of me get the rod to slide in all the way, it only goes in about half way then hits something solid. I have used a pen magnet to pull the liftters up and they seem like they are up all the way. Any ideas as to what I am hitting? I am getting really frustrated. I am also curious as to how the rod (lifter tool) is actually holding the lifter. Does it just wedge against the side of the lifter or under it.
Thanks
Dan
Thanks
Dan
Melting Slicks
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From: Leon Iowa
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
the rods will just rest on the lip on the side of the lifter. I had the same problem on my trans am so I just pulled the rods out and spun the cam by hand a few more times to throw the lifters up in to the trays a little better.
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
Start over. Remove the rods then use a pushrod to push each lifter down against the cam. Spin the cam good and try re-inserting the rods. One note of caution, I ran into this on the last car I did and the cam would only come part way out, again it was due to the lifter not being up enough. I finally got it out by repeating the process but the new one wouldn't go in so I carefully used the cam to move the offending lifter up with a gentle nudge.
