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> push rod wear, can anyone explain?
malcolm2
post Apr 5 2014, 07:24 PM
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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?

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malcolm2   push rod wear   Apr 5 2014, 07:24 PM
stugray   wow that was close to failure! the pushrod re...   Apr 5 2014, 07:41 PM
r_towle   Push rod tube retainer spring is installed imprope...   Apr 5 2014, 07:41 PM
malcolm2   Push rod tube retainer spring is installed improp...   Apr 5 2014, 07:59 PM
stugray   maybe that's someone's idea of lightening ...   Apr 5 2014, 10:29 PM
Bob L.   Maybe the DAPO flipped them around when they notic...   Apr 5 2014, 10:52 PM
Black22   That actually looks machined! Almost too perfe...   Apr 5 2014, 10:59 PM
Vacca Rabite   That actually looks machined! Almost too perf...   Apr 6 2014, 09:23 AM
Vacca Rabite   That was turned on a lathe. Someone goofed on thei...   Apr 6 2014, 09:48 AM
McMark   If the lifter is doing its job right, it spins a l...   Apr 6 2014, 09:49 AM
Jake Raby   Nope, retaining wire got it.. It was probably inve...   Apr 6 2014, 09:49 AM
MrHyde   That looks like one "spirited drive" awa...   Apr 6 2014, 10:51 AM
stugray   That just makes me wonder how much we could machin...   Apr 6 2014, 10:55 AM
Jake Raby   That just makes me wonder how much we could machi...   Apr 6 2014, 01:04 PM
veekry9   Turned on a lathe with a TNMG insert. so.. you...   Apr 6 2014, 02:11 PM
McMark   Turned on a lathe with a TNMG insert. Teenage Ni...   Apr 6 2014, 05:05 PM
Elliot Cannon   Push rod tube retainer springs? :confused: I...   Apr 6 2014, 07:15 PM
Black22   :stooges:   Apr 6 2014, 08:14 PM
Jake Raby   Dual springs with stock rocker studs.. Playing wit...   Apr 6 2014, 09:52 PM
Elliot Cannon   Playing with fire for 25,000 miles. So far, so go...   Apr 6 2014, 09:59 PM


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