Pushrod Adjustment for DUMMIES ???
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Pushrod Adjustment for DUMMIES ???
Last winter I installed a Woods TW6 cam into my 07 Ultra and used adjustable pushrods. I used Fuelmoto's adjustable pushrods and also installed woods knight prowler directional lifters for my install. Everything is working fine, except I am hearing excessive ticking from my rocker boxes especially around 2700 rpm.
I followed the instructions that came with the pushrods as well as the information in my maintenance manual, plus I gathered a few instructional methods from this forum when doing the pushrod adjustment. I think the pushrod adjustment was the hardest part of my cam swap; imo.
Can someone please provide me with a step by step procedure on how to perform the adjustment? Please include how to find top dead center, which cylinder to start with, which pushrod to adjust first (intake / exhaust), bleed down, etc. I plan on doing the adjustment again in order to take the "slop" out of the pushrods and quiet down the ticking...
Thanks in advance,
Scott
I followed the instructions that came with the pushrods as well as the information in my maintenance manual, plus I gathered a few instructional methods from this forum when doing the pushrod adjustment. I think the pushrod adjustment was the hardest part of my cam swap; imo.
Can someone please provide me with a step by step procedure on how to perform the adjustment? Please include how to find top dead center, which cylinder to start with, which pushrod to adjust first (intake / exhaust), bleed down, etc. I plan on doing the adjustment again in order to take the "slop" out of the pushrods and quiet down the ticking...
Thanks in advance,
Scott
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Can someone please provide me with a step by step procedure on how to perform the adjustment? Please include how to find top dead center, which cylinder to start with, which pushrod to adjust first (intake / exhaust), bleed down, etc. I plan on doing the adjustment again in order to take the "slop" out of the pushrods and quiet down the ticking...Thanks in advance,Scott
If you are getting some ticking, you might try an additional 1/4-1/2 turn for a bit more preload.
You mentioned the Woods lifters. When new, they come loaded with a lightweight machine oil and they will bleed down quickly. I have adjusted those lifters, when new, and they bled down while adjusting. However, once primed with 20W50 motor oil, bleed down can take 30-45 minutes. It is important that you let them bleed down to the point you can rotate the pushrod between your thumb and finger. If you don't allow complete bleed down, you can kiss a piston with a valve and then you have other problems.
Last edited by djl; 10-06-2011 at 12:58 PM.
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