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Makes 🢒 GMC_Truck 🢒 1999 🢒 Savana 🢒 Engine 🢒 Engine Mechanical - 5.0L and 5.7L 🢒 Valve Rocker Arm and Push Rod Cleaning and Inspection

    Object Number: 182835 Size: SH

    Important: Parts that are to be reused must be marked, sorted and organized for assembly.

  1. Mark, sort, and organize the components for assembly.

    2. Caution: Wear safety glasses in order to avoid eye damage.

  2. Clean the components with cleaning solvent.
  3. Dry the components with compressed air.
  4. Inspect the valve rocker arm components for the following:
    5. • Wear or scoring of the valve rocker arm (3) ball area
    • Valve rocker arm (3) pushrod sockets and valve stem contact surfaces
    • The contact surfaces should be smooth with no scoring or excessive wear.
    • Valve rocker arm ball (2) for wear or scoring
    • The contact surface must be smooth with no scoring or excessive wear.

    Object Number: 488857 Size: SH
  5. Inspect the valve pushrods for the following:
    6. • Restriction of the oil passage (1)
    • Wear or scoring of the end contact surfaces (2)
    • The end contact surfaces must be smooth with no scoring or excessive wear.
    • Shaft for bends (3)
    • Roll the valve pushrod on a flat surface to determine if the valve pushrod is bent.