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> How To: Swivel foot valve adjusters on a 74-76 2.0L?
JeffBowlsby
post Jan 10 2007, 06:10 PM
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So those in the know...how is this conversion done? I don't now the specifics so please tell me. I understand that the stock 74-76 2.0L cars use a larger-diameter adjuster and cannot accept the swivel foot adjusters because they are smaller. The needed parts as I understand it are:

* Rocker arms/shaft assemblies from a 1.7L engine
* Swivel feet valve adjusters (10mm?)
* Shims

Is all the above correct?
What shims do I need and where are they installed?
Is there further machining to do to the rocker arms?

All details please...Thanks in advance (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


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Aaron Cox
post Jan 11 2007, 01:28 AM
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i got mine off ebay and clearanced em to .004" side to side play
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post Feb 26 2007, 08:59 PM
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QUOTE(Aaron Cox @ Jan 10 2007, 11:28 PM) *

i got mine off ebay and clearanced em to .004" side to side play


I just used the Hydro spacers and the shims and spring washers that came with them.

The shims go under the rocker stands to give the swivels enough room, I got mine from Bugformance on Capitol Ave, they're hanging on the carded wall on the right as you go in... (I'm sure Jeff knows where this place is.)

Either way you need to make custom length pushrods to get the geometry right once you put the 50-60 thou shims under the rocker stands. If you don't set it up so that the first half of the lift is pushing up on the valve stem, and the second half pushing it down, you will get premature wear on the valve guides. The stock length pushrods will be pushing mostly up on the valve stems...
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post Feb 26 2007, 09:19 PM
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Could you not just grind the face of the swivel foot down?

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post Feb 26 2007, 09:33 PM
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QUOTE(CHAFF @ Feb 26 2007, 07:19 PM) *

Could you not just grind the face of the swivel foot down?


That would probably go through the hardening on the swivel foot, and get to a part that would wear quickly. It might also weaken the foot so that it breaks after a while...

Decking the rockers is a known quantity; they are more than beefy enough in that area to take it.

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Jeff Bowlsby   How To: Swivel foot valve adjusters on a 74-76 2.0L?   Jan 10 2007, 06:10 PM
Twystd1   Yup... You have the right parts. Now you need to ...   Jan 10 2007, 06:32 PM
Jeff Bowlsby   Clayton...you are golden...PM me your address and ...   Jan 10 2007, 08:19 PM
Twystd1   PMing you now... C   Jan 10 2007, 08:30 PM
gregrobbins   Here's a photo I copied from somewhere.   Jan 10 2007, 08:47 PM
Twystd1   Thats the exact photo I was searching for..... Th...   Jan 10 2007, 08:52 PM
Aaron Cox   Thats the exact photo I was searching for..... T...   Jan 10 2007, 11:53 PM
CHAFF   Hi Aaron, Let me get this straight....if you grind...   Feb 26 2007, 08:35 PM
morph   where did you get the spacers to replace the sprin...   Jan 11 2007, 12:11 AM
swood   where did you get the spacers to replace the spri...   Jan 11 2007, 12:28 AM
Twystd1   Heee..Heeee Aaron said his engine sees 6000 rpms....   Jan 11 2007, 12:19 AM
Twystd1   The Jakester and aircooled.net sells em also.. C   Jan 11 2007, 12:40 AM
Aaron Cox   i got mine off ebay and clearanced em to .004...   Jan 11 2007, 01:28 AM
Mike914   i got mine off ebay and clearanced em to .004...   Feb 26 2007, 08:59 PM
CHAFF   Could you not just grind the face of the swivel fo...   Feb 26 2007, 09:19 PM
Dave_Darling   Could you not just grind the face of the swivel f...   Feb 26 2007, 09:33 PM
CHAFF   Man, there sure seems to be alot of misleading inf...   Feb 26 2007, 09:40 PM
jd74914   Man, there sure seems to be alot of misleading in...   Feb 26 2007, 09:46 PM
CHAFF   Ok here is my deal. I understand that this will r...   Feb 26 2007, 10:19 PM
Aaron Cox   Ok here is my deal. I understand that this will ...   Feb 26 2007, 10:20 PM
Dave_Darling   But here is the question no one wants to answer.....   Feb 27 2007, 01:40 AM
Aaron Cox   You need to clearance 60 tho off the rocker face. ...   Feb 26 2007, 10:10 PM
CHAFF   Thanks Aaron, that answers it. You need to clear...   Feb 26 2007, 10:22 PM
Jake Raby   I have a 9,000 word step by step valve train geome...   Feb 27 2007, 12:23 AM
914werke   I thought Id update the descriptive image. :)   Dec 22 2019, 07:53 PM
maf914   Rich, Nice clarification to the earlier posted pho...   Dec 23 2019, 06:42 AM
914Sixer   10mm swivel foot German adjusters are now availabl...   Dec 23 2019, 11:35 AM
914werke   good to know, source?   Dec 23 2019, 03:17 PM
bbrock   Here's a machining service and source for swiv...   Dec 23 2019, 05:15 PM
nditiz1   They worked out great. I saw no issues while usin...   Jan 1 2020, 05:33 PM
Mark Henry   Yes you have to machine and countersink the rocker...   Jan 3 2020, 08:51 AM


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