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Old 01-02-2013, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by SpecialDelivery View Post
anyone have a trick for getting the rocker arms towers back in? I can't seem to get the bearing collars to go in thier holes on the head AND the slots in the shaft on the center for the bolts to slide thru to line up in the bolt holes. Maddening. I MUST be doing something wrong.

FSM says just put them back in...yeah well they dont seem to fit..wth???

LOL

I almost seems the shaft in the middle with the cutouts for the bolts that hold the rocker towers in place is too long...but it cant be..it's the one that came off the car!! Anyone have any ideas?


I guess its a good thing I couldn't figure it out....I just figured out I'm supposed to put the sprocket back on...and I guess change the timing chain first.



The group of 3 rocker arms fit over cylinders 3,4 and 5 => they go at the back.

The group of 2 fit on the front.

It is possible to get them to fit the wrong way round but you end up with terrible problems...

...read on if you have the time!

OM617 rocker arm problem?
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