Thanks for all the tips, I think I have someone with used lifters in good shape!

Can anyone explain me the best way to fit camshaft bearings?

Can I use brake cleaner to clean the lifters?

Edited May 13, 201610 yr by Viterbo

I'm sure if you go to your local auto shop, they will have something in a bottle for cleaning hydraulic lifters, but my suggestion, is simply soak in good old lacquer thinners overnight, and then thoroughly rinse with kerosene. Get 8 x glass jam jars. Number them 1 to 8. From front of engine place all dissembled lifter components in each consecitively numbered jar, so that each lifter's components stay together & don't get mixed up. After soaking, clean/scrub with an old toothbrush, & make sure any grooves in the lifter are clean. If the lifter has really heavy varnish, you made need to soak for an additional 24 hours. The little hole in the lifter must be completely clear, as this is what allows the oil feed into the lifter. The video link I provided earlier in this post, stresses how clean everything must be, and the importance of manually filling the lifter with oil.

 

Don't change camshaft bearings yourself. Needs special equipment, and welsh plug at the rear of the engine must be removed. Camshaft bearings also need to be matched to the camshaft journals.

 

Cheers Banjo

Edited May 14, 201610 yr by Banjo