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Topic: Any tips for rocker to valve alignment with guide plates
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mach72
Gearhead Posts: 127
From: Bixby, Ok. USA
Registered: JUN 99
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posted 10-09-99 11:27 PM
I am installing the pushrods in my cleveland and man is it a pain to get the rocker arms centered on the valves (roller rockers, screw in studs, and guideplates). I should be ready to install the new engine later this week. Thanks for any tips, Tom
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42139
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: MAY 99
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posted 10-10-99 12:55 PM
What kind of alignment problem are you having? My Clevelands assemble dead straight without having to do anything. ------------------
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mach72
Gearhead Posts: 127
From: Bixby, Ok. USA
Registered: JUN 99
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posted 10-11-99 01:07 AM
Everything lines up ok, but I am trying to get the rockers centered on the valves as precisely as possible. There is a little room for shifting the guide plates (manley) to center the rockers on the valves but it often moves when torquing down the studs. I just have to keep moving them and torque them down carefully to get it centered. This is why some folks cut the guideplates in half to line up each rocker independently instead of having to do two at a time. Thanks, Tom
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 25052
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: MAY 99
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posted 10-13-99 03:24 PM
I like to slot the guide plate stud holes just a bit myself 72. I then crank one with an open end wrench to center the rocker, then torque the studs. Alex------------------
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