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Thread: How to install Cams and Springs and/or Retainers in the VE

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2014-04-22 23:04:15
#61
Sorry for the bad pictures, but is it acceptable for the shims to stick out this much?
I did make sure to put each one on the valve it came from and with the correct side down (judging by the circle of the stem imprinted on the bottom of the shims), but it just does not look right, at least compared to how they sat in the OEM retainers. Or do they set in once the motor is started?


Last edited by Matej on 2014-04-22 at 23-14-48.
2014-04-23 03:08:50
#62
Originally Posted by Matej
Sorry for the bad pictures, but is it acceptable for the shims to stick out this much?
I did make sure to put each one on the valve it came from and with the correct side down (judging by the circle of the stem imprinted on the bottom of the shims), but it just does not look right, at least compared to how they sat in the OEM retainers. Or do they set in once the motor is started?


looks fine
2014-06-20 02:25:57
#63
Originally Posted by SENTRASER
Quick question, the rocker arm shaft, do the oil holes go all the way through, towards the front and back of the car, or can you put it in wrong and starve the rockers of oil? Please help!! In other words do both the oil holes face the center of the engine (spark plugs)? Can you put the shaft in backwards? I forgot to check that when I got the head back from the machine shop.....and its all together...

Originally Posted by GregV
yes, you can put them in wrong and the big lobes won't activate and possibly lose some oil pressure.

Just wanted to chime for future reference that it is actually not possible to install the shafts the wrong way, so there is no need to worry.

I noticed that the hole for the allen bolt that tightens the shaft down is not drilled directly through the center of the shaft, but instead it is offset a bit. Thus it would be impossible to put the bolt in if the shaft was upside down. It is also impossible to switch the left and right shaft. The exhaust-side shaft is noticeably shorter, so you would catch your mistake if you tried installing the longer shaft on the exhaust side, because you would not be able reinstall the big plug at the end.
Last edited by Matej on 2014-06-20 at 02-29-07.
2014-06-20 06:28:15
#64
Originally Posted by Matej
Originally Posted by SENTRASER
Quick question, the rocker arm shaft, do the oil holes go all the way through, towards the front and back of the car, or can you put it in wrong and starve the rockers of oil? Please help!! In other words do both the oil holes face the center of the engine (spark plugs)? Can you put the shaft in backwards? I forgot to check that when I got the head back from the machine shop.....and its all together...

Originally Posted by GregV
yes, you can put them in wrong and the big lobes won't activate and possibly lose some oil pressure.

Just wanted to chime for future reference that it is actually not possible to install the shafts the wrong way, so there is no need to worry.

I noticed that the hole for the allen bolt that tightens the shaft down is not drilled directly through the center of the shaft, but instead it is offset a bit. Thus it would be impossible to put the bolt in if the shaft was upside down. It is also impossible to switch the left and right shaft. The exhaust-side shaft is noticeably shorter, so you would catch your mistake if you tried installing the longer shaft on the exhaust side, because you would not be able reinstall the big plug at the end.

Great info. I've never put them in wrong but always thought you could. Thanks Matej!
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