How To Tighten Sbc Rocker Arms. learn how to adjust rocker arm and hydraulic lifter for optimal engine performance. Get #1 piston to compression tdc, cam gear at 12 o'clock crank gear at 12 o'clock. Adjust the intake valves on cylinders 1, 2, 5, & 7 by. With the large nut in this position, tighten the allen wrench to contact the end of the stud. This is the zero lash position. tighten the adjusting nut until the slack is taken out of the rocker arm and pushrod. Lightly turn the pushrod with your fingers as you tighten the adjusting nut, and you should feel a point where there is a little resistance (this is called zero lash). turn rocker arm nut down slowly until the clatter just stops. loosen the adjusting nut slightly until lash can be felt in the rocker arm. Turn nut down 1⁄4 additional turn and pause 10 seconds until engine runs. the technique is to set the large adjuster nut to just shy of the final position of the poly lock. Then tighten the large poly lock nut the last 1/16 th of a turn or so. While spinning the pushrod with your fingers tighten the adjusting.
learn how to adjust rocker arm and hydraulic lifter for optimal engine performance. turn rocker arm nut down slowly until the clatter just stops. Turn nut down 1⁄4 additional turn and pause 10 seconds until engine runs. the technique is to set the large adjuster nut to just shy of the final position of the poly lock. loosen the adjusting nut slightly until lash can be felt in the rocker arm. Lightly turn the pushrod with your fingers as you tighten the adjusting nut, and you should feel a point where there is a little resistance (this is called zero lash). With the large nut in this position, tighten the allen wrench to contact the end of the stud. Then tighten the large poly lock nut the last 1/16 th of a turn or so. While spinning the pushrod with your fingers tighten the adjusting. This is the zero lash position.
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How To Tighten Sbc Rocker Arms tighten the adjusting nut until the slack is taken out of the rocker arm and pushrod. This is the zero lash position. turn rocker arm nut down slowly until the clatter just stops. Lightly turn the pushrod with your fingers as you tighten the adjusting nut, and you should feel a point where there is a little resistance (this is called zero lash). tighten the adjusting nut until the slack is taken out of the rocker arm and pushrod. the technique is to set the large adjuster nut to just shy of the final position of the poly lock. Then tighten the large poly lock nut the last 1/16 th of a turn or so. loosen the adjusting nut slightly until lash can be felt in the rocker arm. Turn nut down 1⁄4 additional turn and pause 10 seconds until engine runs. Get #1 piston to compression tdc, cam gear at 12 o'clock crank gear at 12 o'clock. While spinning the pushrod with your fingers tighten the adjusting. learn how to adjust rocker arm and hydraulic lifter for optimal engine performance. Adjust the intake valves on cylinders 1, 2, 5, & 7 by. With the large nut in this position, tighten the allen wrench to contact the end of the stud.