<VV> Tricks for removing stubborn lifter

[Steve Brennan]

Does anyone have any tricks for getting a stubborn lifter (#6 intake)
through its hole in the block?  I have tried some pretty strong magnets, but
to no avail.  I can feel it slide forward a bit, but then sort of seizes up,
like the hole gets too tight.    I don't see how to use a wire to pull it
out, as suggested by one of the books, so I am now at a loss.

 

Thanks,

Steve Brennan

1962 Spyder Coupe