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a100pureplayaz
05-16-2008, 05:10 PM
ok dropped spring shims out of my head on the intake side. found all of them and replaced them and now i put the cam along with caps in and i wanted to know if with the lobe facing up it that rocker arm should have any play or be tight?
Sileighty_85
05-16-2008, 06:01 PM
not completely sure what ur asking but...

Its normal for there to be a gap between the rocker arm and cam when the lobe is faceing away
a100pureplayaz
05-16-2008, 06:05 PM
what is there is no clearince at all like we can't fit the thinnest feeler gauge between?
Sileighty_85
05-16-2008, 06:09 PM
are your shims installed on the correct sides?

is it the same on all the rocker arms?

Pics would help

Should look like this
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i235/Neil_85/VFSH2090.jpg
a100pureplayaz
05-16-2008, 06:13 PM
installed new cams cam caps bolted down no clearence betwee rocker pad and cam lobe.
Sileighty_85
05-16-2008, 06:18 PM
installed new cams cam caps bolted down no clearence betwee rocker pad and cam lobe.

now thats normal for there to be no clearance between the LOBE and the rocker arm cuz the LOBE pushed the rocker arm down, then the rocker arm pushes the Valves down
a100pureplayaz
05-16-2008, 06:22 PM
yes the shims are on the correct side. but even when the cam lobe is facing up there is no clearence between the rocker arm and cam lobe. cannot even fit the smallest feeler gauge in between.
a100pureplayaz
05-16-2008, 07:21 PM
anything at all im waiting to put the motor back in the car just dont want to risk anything i cranked the motor by hand and everything SEEMED to be going smooth and nothing looked like it was rubbing anything please?
boogerlovers
05-16-2008, 07:33 PM
there isnt supposed to be any clearance because the rocker clearances are self adjusting, cause sr's have hydraulic lifters...
fliprayzin240sx
05-16-2008, 07:49 PM
^^ +1 There is no shimming involved with the SRs hydraulic lifter set up. The whole idea behind it is to be maintenance free as possible. Good idea, just sucked on the execution cuz the way the head is designed. Rocker arms dont like staying where theyre supposed to be when you mis-shift or over rev. Hence why you get a rocker arm stopper, stops it from flying off...

Put the cams and everything else back on per FSM. Hand crank the engine and make sure theres no binding and you should be good to go.