[Z06] What do yall use to hold the lifters up during cam change?
05-26-2010, 08:37 PM
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Burning Brakes
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What do yall use to hold the lifters up during cam change?
Doing a cam change soon..do i need to pull intake and pull lifters? WHere exactly do you put these so called rods to hold them up. what size and where? i dont want to play the russian roulette game either by not using anything ans spinning the cam
05-26-2010, 08:44 PM
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Le Mans Master
I changed the cam in my LS1 Trans Am using the prayer method (spin the cam and hope for the best). Worked.
But the other way is to use pen magnets (16 of them) by removing the rocker arms and the pushrods, and putting the magnetic rods in place of the pushrods to hold them up.
Another option to do it right is to have a lifter tool. Did a search, and couldn't seem to find one for an LS7. They had one for the LS1.
But the other way is to use pen magnets (16 of them) by removing the rocker arms and the pushrods, and putting the magnetic rods in place of the pushrods to hold them up.
Another option to do it right is to have a lifter tool. Did a search, and couldn't seem to find one for an LS7. They had one for the LS1.
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05-26-2010, 08:48 PM
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snap on makes some flexible tool with magnets on the end. I've seen H-D mechanics use them for holding lifters up on bikes for a cam change. 16 of those would cost a fortune tho.
05-26-2010, 10:17 PM
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http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=23
Scan down to Option 1.
Another helpful link:
http://www.robs427.com/htmpages/Cams...tallation1.htm
Scan down to Option 1.
Another helpful link:
http://www.robs427.com/htmpages/Cams...tallation1.htm
05-26-2010, 11:21 PM
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http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=23
Scan down to Option 1.
Another helpful link:
http://www.robs427.com/htmpages/Cams...tallation1.htm
Scan down to Option 1.
Another helpful link:
http://www.robs427.com/htmpages/Cams...tallation1.htm
05-27-2010, 12:23 PM
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Melting Slicks
Maybe I'm too old school, but with a pushrod engine, why not just pull the pushrods and lifters? You have to adjust them after the cam swap anyway, and it is easy to do... That's what I've always done in the past.
05-27-2010, 01:25 PM
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Old school small blocks that would be correct because the lifters are under the intake manifold but on the ls gen motors the lifters are under the heads but have retainer trays that help keep them up when the came has been rotated and the pushrods are out.
05-27-2010, 03:31 PM
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05-27-2010, 06:28 PM
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