 Just another day and another question, PushRod seals vs Oil |
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| bandjoey |
 Jun 2 2012, 09:57 AM
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bandjoey  Group: Members Posts: 4,926 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
When installing new PushRod seals, do I have to drain the oil? Or is it below the level of the pushrods.>>
OK OK Don't laugh so hard, I'm still a shade tree not so good mechanic! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| jcd914 |
Jun 2 2012, 02:49 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
Unless you have the car sitting at a significant angle or have it overfilled, you should not need to drain the oil.
Jim |
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| Bleyseng |
Jun 2 2012, 04:02 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,035 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I do cuz its quite the mess IF or When it does drain out....and you might as well do a complete maintanence...adjust valves, change oil, filter, sparkplugs etc while you change the seals....
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| bandjoey |
Jun 2 2012, 05:37 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,926 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Un..Yeah...that's the problem...I justl changed the oil, adjusted the valves, plugs, timing everything and THEN one of the pushrods starts leading on a big drip...one blue papertowel full of drips overnight, so it's time to do the seals. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Jun 2 2012, 06:23 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,301 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
Just drain the oil into a clean container and reuse it. Clean around the drain plug first. When you have a cylinder on tdc, remove the rocker shaft nuts on that cylinder and remove the rocker assy. Then you can pull those tubes out a few inches, and replace the seals. I use a little wheel bearing grease on the seals. Reinsert the tubes with a twisting motion so you dont cut it. Replace the rockers and torque the nuts. Your adjustment should not change. repeat the process for all four cylinders, then recheck all the adjustment. you might have to readjust a couple. Its a suck job, but it can be done with good results.
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| Dave_Darling |
Jun 2 2012, 10:28 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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No need to drain the oil.
You might as well re-check the valve adjustment, because you'll have the rocker arms off. And since you'll be setting each cylinder to TDC in order to torque the rocker stand nuts, that's an easy opportunity to check the valve adjustment on that cylinder. --DD |
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