setting roller rockers

[eaton v8]

ok how do people go setting up there roller rockers with a new solid cam? i have been told do them up at tdc till you can not turn the push rods easy any more then ad 1/4 to 1/2 a turn extra and then lock them off.

 

[383 hatch]

No mate, that's the way you set up hydraulic lifters. Solid lifters need clearance, your cam card should say what the clearance should be for that cam. Then what you do is get a set of feeler gauges and set the rockers to the desired clearance by inserting the feeler gauges between the rocker and valve tip.

 

[Reaper]

^^^^^^^^ spot on

Reaper

 

[VR38]

As above, follow the cams spec sheet.

 

[Darcon666]

Ummmmm please correct me people if I am wrong, but I believe that:- If you are installing a 'SOLID' cam you should have 'SOLID' lifters and not be re-using the hydraulic lifters your have???

 

[383 hatch]

No, you're not wrong but where did anyone say he was installing hydraulic lifters on a solid cam?

 

[Darcon666]

No, you're not wrong but where did anyone say he was installing hydraulic lifters on a solid cam?

True... I just assumed so as he is going throught the steup to setup hydraulic lifters. :embarrass

 

[383 hatch]

No, i'd just say that he's been mis-informed....

 

[eaton v8]

yep your right ^^^^^ mis informed. thanks for your help ill get a set and have a go. so by being a gap however small it is after you remove the feelers the push rod will spin pretty easy and it wont be to tight is this right??

 

[383 hatch]

The pushrod will have no load on it at all with a solid cam/lifters. The clearance will be around the 16 thou mark or there abouts. Did you check the cam card? It'll either have a cold or hot setting, it should say valve lash on the card.