[Healeys] Tappets,or Lifter wear

[Alan Seigrist]

Regrinding Tappets is normal.  Give it to the Machine shop and let them tell
you if they are salvageable or not.  One advantage is you will know that
they will grind it with the correct surface that causes these to rotate
slightly when moving... sometimes the manufacturers screw this up and the
tappets wear.

Cheers,

Alan

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Mark LaPierre <lapierrem at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> I have 3 tappets in my 4 cylinder MGA with a few pit marks.  Can these be
> gently polished back to a smooth service (machine shop) and reused  till I
> want to get a full set, or do I need to purchase three new tappets now.
>  The
> cam lobes do not show any noticeable wear in these areas and the other
> tappets
> are smooth.
>
> What say you class?
>
> Mark
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