rocker shaft removal

[dutchdude]

what do ya'll use to remove the rockershafts for replacement? like what do u use to drive them out, without damaging them?

[rs4pro3]

I use a socket with the same outside diameter as the shafts and some long extensions, then hammer on the extension(i've got one mangled one to hammer on)

[cthulu703]

The rocker shafts should not be difficult to slide out, although mine were due to a warp in the head. I got mine out with a brass drift (always good to use a softer material than what you are hammering on), intending to replace the end caps. I then had the head annealed and pulled straight again.

[Jordan]

I then had the head annealed and pulled straight again.

Who the hell around here did that for you? Dan Hall?

[cthulu703]

Get out of my head!

[Jordan]

lol. I will take that as a yes.

[RedBaron86325]

I've always used a wooden dowel and a rubber mallet. Cleaning the built up gunk on the shafts helps out a lot.

[Julien]

is the head still in the car or not?



Julien