Re: Flathead Lifter Adjusting - "On the Bench"
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Originally Posted by alchemy
Not a lot of experience doing it, but I had always understood it's bad to screw the adjusters outward. They won't have as tight of interference on the threads then. Do you guys run into this?
Do you guys ever use any locking fluid in the adjusters after they have a "final" adjustment? I can see it would be a bear to keep them clean and lube-free while all the assembly is happening, and impossible to clean again once in the engine.
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At times I will use a locking fluid it depends on the application. When i decide to do it that way I first remove the adjuster clean everything so no assembly lube is present apply the locking fluid and set the needed adjustment. The fluid takes a while to set so theres ample time for the final adjustments. Since i already know the assembly height prior to adjusting the height on the lifter the slight additional time needed for the locking fluid is slight. The added benefit will last a life time the adjuster can be moved in the future when needed for adjustment but it will be very tight. In other words been there done that.
Ronnieroadster
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