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Help- Stripped Rocker Shft Nuts
Tonight, while in the process of removing the rockers and shafts from a 2.0 liter that I bought at Hershey, I stripped (rounded) the small allen head nut on 3 of the 6 rockers on one cam tower. The nuts were torqued pretty tight and were somewhat rusted. Result was rounded out hex on the allen nuts.
2 out of the 3 stripped nuts are on the center rockers so it's not clear that I could drill out the nut. I'll bet that some of you guys have faced the same dilemma and have a clever way of getting the rockers out. Any solutions out there??
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Get a long thin cold chisel with a sharp end. Get it set carefully on the nut and strike it sharply a few times in the correct direction.
I've taken off alot this way in the past by some PO kind enough to strip them while tightening them. A good soak in penetrating oil first always helps as well. Good luck. |
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Thanks!!
Worked just as described. the nuts on the second cam tower are soaking in penetrant.
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