Rocker Arm Shaft Removal

[ewolfe57]

I'm stripping down the motor on a 325ic I have in order to rebuild the head and swap it onto my '86 eta. I got the head off last night and started breaking it down but encountered a lot of resistance when removing the intake rocker arm shaft. It even looks like it's scratching the channel it's being removed from. I paused there in order to get some more info before continuing.

Basically what I want to know is...is that normal? How much resistance should there be? I knocked it far enough to get the first rocker out like instructions dictate, then rotated the cam til all rockers were loose. I watched some videos and it looked like tapping them out was the norm but I was concerned to say the least!

[jeffnhiscars]

Back off all th eccentrics, remove the rocker retaining clips and try to get all the rockers off the cam so there is virtually no tension. The rocker should be a firm hand push. Be careful,not to crack your rocker towers.

[ewolfe57]

Based on that I'm afraid the end of the shaft may have mushroomed a little bit. Would it hurt it to grind the end down a little bit so it can more freely be removed? Am I looking at replacing the shaft?

[digger]

its fine to file off any dags so it doesnt score the bore of the head. just clean any shavings etc afterwards

[shoup]

I've had some that have put up some resistance. Your head could be warped. Any overheating issues?