<VV> Re: worn rocker balls

Tony Underwood tonyu@roava.net
Wed, 05 Jan 2005 17:13:40 -0800


At 04:50 hours 01/05/2005 -0500, Rick & Janet Norris wrote:
>>i wonder if the balls wear when first run if you did not put assembly lube 
>>on
>> them or at least vaseline....i have taken high mileage engines apart that
>> have very useable rocker balls. i also look at rockers carefully for wear 
>> at the
>> tip where they contact the valves..if it has a worn area it will be 
>> noisey.  i
>> use assembly lube by touco or make ky own with stp and trans fluid.  it
>> should take quite a bit of it to assemble an engine if you use it 
>> everywhere you
>> should.  well about 4-6 oz anyhow.   regards, tim colson
>
>Jeez,
>KY jelly, Vaseline, worn balls, trans fluid....just what are you doing in 
>that dark garage...
>TLH            



...plumbing?     




tony..