KA24E Rocker arm issue
12-07-2008, 05:06 PM
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KA24E Rocker arm issue
well damn, i picked up a KA24e that runs, but the rocker arm studs have been loosened
well i went to tighten them, and i noticed one of those clips starting to bend upward as i tightened it
so i was like wtf, and i tried the same bracket from my parts ka
no luck
10 pounds of pressure i used
why did it do that!
please help
well i went to tighten them, and i noticed one of those clips starting to bend upward as i tightened it
so i was like wtf, and i tried the same bracket from my parts ka
no luck
10 pounds of pressure i used
why did it do that!
please help
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12-07-2008, 08:26 PM
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Re: KA24E Rocker arm issue
It looks like something is missing underneath the clip. Notice how the clip on the right is obviously higher (top picture), and how the bent clip (bottom picture) is resting on the shoulder of the cylindrical piece that it sits on. So it looks like something is missing underneath it, and when it gets tightened down it's bending the clip over that shoulder as the clip goes past it.
Without seeing a parts blowup I can't picture in my head what would be missing on that part of the head, or how it could be misaligned.
Are those rocker shafts symmetrical, so the flat on the rocker shaft where the clip goes may be in the wrong spot? Or are the clips not symmetrical and it is turned around the wront way? It really doesn't look like the clip is in the right spot on the flat area on the shaft. You might want to take off the rockers and rocker shafts, and check that everything is installed properly. I'd bet that's why everything wasn't tightened all the way.
Without seeing a parts blowup I can't picture in my head what would be missing on that part of the head, or how it could be misaligned.
Are those rocker shafts symmetrical, so the flat on the rocker shaft where the clip goes may be in the wrong spot? Or are the clips not symmetrical and it is turned around the wront way? It really doesn't look like the clip is in the right spot on the flat area on the shaft. You might want to take off the rockers and rocker shafts, and check that everything is installed properly. I'd bet that's why everything wasn't tightened all the way.
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12-09-2008, 09:46 PM
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Re: KA24E Rocker arm issue
It looks like something is missing underneath the clip. Notice how the clip on the right is obviously higher (top picture), and how the bent clip (bottom picture) is resting on the shoulder of the cylindrical piece that it sits on. So it looks like something is missing underneath it, and when it gets tightened down it's bending the clip over that shoulder as the clip goes past it.
Without seeing a parts blowup I can't picture in my head what would be missing on that part of the head, or how it could be misaligned.
Are those rocker shafts symmetrical, so the flat on the rocker shaft where the clip goes may be in the wrong spot? Or are the clips not symmetrical and it is turned around the wront way? It really doesn't look like the clip is in the right spot on the flat area on the shaft. You might want to take off the rockers and rocker shafts, and check that everything is installed properly. I'd bet that's why everything wasn't tightened all the way.
Without seeing a parts blowup I can't picture in my head what would be missing on that part of the head, or how it could be misaligned.
Are those rocker shafts symmetrical, so the flat on the rocker shaft where the clip goes may be in the wrong spot? Or are the clips not symmetrical and it is turned around the wront way? It really doesn't look like the clip is in the right spot on the flat area on the shaft. You might want to take off the rockers and rocker shafts, and check that everything is installed properly. I'd bet that's why everything wasn't tightened all the way.
alright this is what i did to solve the problem maybe
i noticed that it doesnt fit in the slip, on EITHER one, so i swapped rocker arms from my parts KA to test fit it..
i spend like 2 hours trying to fit the damn tab in there when i said FUCK IT,
instead of using that SPECIFIC clip, i used one from another section on the rocker arm, and bam. im home free fits perfect...
guhh this is driving me crazy, is that safe? it looks perfect, just the metal clip is different, i set both clips side to side, they look almost the same but one doesnt fit in th slit
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