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rocker shaft question

I am putting my 2.2 back together(at a glacial pace) and I put the rocker arms and shafts in last night.I had marked them as to which cylinder and intake and exhaust,but while putting them back I noticed that Number 2 intake went in really easy and number 3 intake really hard,it got me to thinking maybe they somehow got switched. Is it worth the risk of keeping them there or should I switch them and see how they fit?
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P.S. I don't remember having problems getting them out

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Is the shaft going in the cam tower hard or is the rocker arm hard or binding on the shaft?
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The shaft went in hard.Does not seem to be binding. It just took more force to get it to the correct positon in the cam tower.
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That is not uncommon, the ends flare out to seal so they may not all be the same. I would be more concerned if I had a real loose one because they only expand about .002 so it is a close fit from the start.
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The tower is just worn a little, mine did the same some shafts fit tight some a bit loose. You need to torque the shafts to 18 lbs. to prevent oil from leaking, 12 lbs. as shown in the book will usually leak.
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Okay,so 18lbs torque,do they "walk" in the tower and if so what kind of damage could occur?
Also would I hear something prior to that? It is in my 914/6 so acces for the intake are pretty easy,should I plan on popping the valve covers off after say a couple hundred miles to check that side?
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They can walk out, don't know if you will hear anything until the rocker drops off. But I'd think oil would start leaking before that happened.

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