Thread: Removing 125k lifters

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Thanks for the quick response.

That should make things much easier.

I'm embarased at how simple these things are and how little I know about them.

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

STOP if you feel that your cutting the bore with the lifter you should not have to worry much about this less you wipe the lifters

Today on the Suburban engine: On the last last 8 I did grab them with nedle nose plyer and pull / pry them out once the lifter was 1/2 way up and could grab the center groove. They were stiff but I felt it was just crud sludge build up.

Tomorrows Boat engine shoulb be 700 hrs and Clean Clean Clean if it isn't rusted up inside (cracked head internal water leak / rusted stuck and unstuck 2x).


Now I need to find a good cam bearing change out / install article. Search Search Search....

In really tough situations I have clamped vice grips on them and kept turning them back and forth while putting upward pressure on the lifter to twist it out of the bore. Lots of something like WD40 , penetrating oil, or carb cleaner helps too. The vice grips with the curved jaws seem best for this job IMO. Obviously, the lifter is junk once you clamp down on it, but you wouldn't want to reuse ones that old anyway.

Don