Re: lifters

["Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>]

The solid lifters have shims on top, i.e. between the main part of the 
lifter & the cam lobe.  There is a special tool you can use to remove 
them but you can use a screwdriver to pop them out easily enough.  
Adjustment is done by measuring the gap between the cam lobe (check your 
bentley for the position that the cam lobe is supposed to be at, I can't 
remember offhand but I think it is pointed end straight up!) and the 
shim.  If it is too big you need to put in a thicker shim, too narrow, a 
thinner shim.  You'll need a micrometer to measure the shim thickness - 
I don't know if shim wear is significant but often enough the size 
marking will be worn off anyway. Once you know what size your existing 
shim is and what the gap is,  you can calculate the size needed and use 
the nearest match replacement.  Last time I did it it was < 1 hour job.

HTH



Ewan Hopkins...

'85 Storm 2.0
'86 GT 1.8



>From: "RedRocco" <redrocco@gcj.net>
>To: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: lifters
>Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 02:33:05 -0700
>
>Hi everyone
>
>My rocco's engine has become a little noisy so i'm going to change the
>lifters
>but i heard that solid lifters can be adjusted  any one know how??
>
>does it require some kind of special tool to replace or adjust them?
>or just take them out and put the new ones in?
>
>thanks in advance
>Martin Rodriguez
>85 Wolfsburg Ed. 8V
>Juarez, Mexico
>
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