Randall Young wrote:
>
> > Do we have archive access yet?
>
> No.
>
> > If you are changing the cam in a TR-6 . . do you have to remove the head?
> > (To get the followers out or whatever)
>
> It is theoretically possible without pulling the head, but you will need 12
> special tools to lift and support the lifters (without pulling them free of
> the bores). ISTR Kas Kastner once mentioned making such tools, but I've
> never seen them for sale. You would also need to be careful when removing
> the push rods, so that the suction does not pull the lifter out of it's
> bore. I suppose a really classy tool would fit over the push rods and hold
> the lifter, but I don't think Kas' tool did that.
I just checked my saved mail from Kas, and he used a special set of
lifters for dyno work, so he could quickly replace camshafts. He
machined a groove in the inner diameter of the lifter and made a
grabbing tool which fit into the groove, then, after pulling up the
lifter, held the tool in place with a clothespin.
Cheers.
--
Michael D. Porter
Roswell, NM (yes, _that_ Roswell)
[mailto:mporter@zianet.com]
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