hmmm, been working FLATOUT on the mini today, so i get that pint off martin tomoro.
got a heavy duty thick walled rocker shaft, and all new gaskets, replaced all the stem seals, relapped no1 valve, cleaned, and put back together, now all i need to do is an oil change, fill it with water and set up the valve clearances
LETS HOPE!
Now Lets Get Something Straight :xxx:
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, Jul 03 2008 02:47 PM
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Posted 04 July 2008 - 01:49 PM
fingers crossed for you 
looks like the shaft snapped through fatigue at the oil hole, i would think with a new thick walled shaft it would be ok
looks like the shaft snapped through fatigue at the oil hole, i would think with a new thick walled shaft it would be ok
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Posted 04 July 2008 - 02:19 PM
yer, you have a double oil hole where it snapped, because its that tower which provides the inlet for the oil, sheared straight through, very common with high lift cams on high revving engines, but, should be good, just about to set up clearances.
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Posted 04 July 2008 - 02:24 PM
Define 'very common' 
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Posted 04 July 2008 - 03:03 PM
if you spent less time posting on here and more time working you would have had it done hours ago 
hope its all ok for Gaydon this weekend
hope its all ok for Gaydon this weekend
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Posted 04 July 2008 - 03:10 PM
24 VERY BUSY hours later and its fixed!
so i should be at gaydon, just having a drink and going out for a test drive
so i should be at gaydon, just having a drink and going out for a test drive
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Posted 04 July 2008 - 03:12 PM
24 VERY BUSY hours later and its fixed!
so i should be at gaydon, just having a drink and going out for a test drive
I'm leaving in an hour !!
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Posted 04 July 2008 - 04:12 PM
one hell of a 24 hour turnaround! runs good, lovely and smooth, aint taken it above 5500rpm yet, letting the rockers bed in a little.i will be there tomoro roofless!!! get my pint ready! i got a present for you by the way! lol
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Posted 04 July 2008 - 04:14 PM
i will be there tomoro roofless!!! get my pint ready! i got a present for you by the way! lol
busted rocker shaft per chance ?
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Posted 04 July 2008 - 07:33 PM
I noticed you have managed to get it back together, i see from your first set of pics that you dont use spacers under your rocker posts, you should use a set as the arms sit further down at the back on the pushrods and without them it causes more strain on the shaft and the bushes inside the rocker arms due to the more movement needed for the valves to be pressed.
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