Just helped remove a 1.7 today and this is what came out of it.
There were probably 4 push rods that had varying amounts of this wear. I could make a guess at what caused it, but this end was seated in the lifter.
Just curious.... anyone want to guess?
wow that was close to failure!
the pushrod retainer spring was installed wrong and it has been rubbing.
Apparently for a long time.
Push rod tube retainer spring is installed improperly and rubbed against the push rod....for a while it looks like.
maybe that's someone's idea of lightening the valve train
Maybe the DAPO flipped them around when they noticed it?
That actually looks machined! Almost too perfect for rubbing on the retaining wire.
That was turned on a lathe. Someone goofed on their geometry and started shortening the pushrod. The left cut is the same angle as the shoulder and the groove is the same length as the pushrod tip.
LOL!
If the lifter is doing its job right, it spins a little each time it moves. So the pushrods turn with it and this is what you get.
Nope, retaining wire got it.. It was probably inverted at some point by someone who didn't care, or didn't know any better.
The pushrod rotates as it reciprocates, which is what leads to this perfectly machined surface.
That looks like one "spirited drive" away from becoming 2 pieces
That just makes me wonder how much we could machine off the pushrods and they would be fine.
Every gram we take off the valve train helps
Turned on a lathe with a TNMG insert.
so.. you want to machine.
Titanium Nitride coated by vapour deposition.
tnmg is the code descriptor of one of thousands of configurations available.
the catalogs are great tomes too large to print these days so we download pdfs.
//http://www.sandvik.coromant.com//
Push rod tube retainer springs? I'm not sure what you're talking about.
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Dual springs with stock rocker studs.. Playing with fire!
Playing with fire for 25,000 miles. So far, so good.
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