### Valve Lifters

#### REMOVAL & INSTALLATION

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the cylinder head, if required.
3. Remove the rocker arms and shafts.
4. Withdraw the lifters from the head or from the bore in the rocker. Tag each lifter to the corresponding cylinder head opening or rocker. If the lifter is installed in the rocker, remove the snapring first. Be careful not to bend the snapring during removal.

   NOTE: Do not lay the lifters on their sides because air will be allowed to enter the lifter. When storing lifters, set them straight up. To store lifters on their sides, they must be soaked in a bath of clean engine oil.

   To install:

5. Install the lifters in their original locations. Use new lifter snaprings as needed. New lifters should be soaked in a bath of clean engine oil prior to installation to remove the air.
6. Install the rocker arms and shafts.
7. Install the cylinder head and leave the valve cover off.
8. Check the lifters for proper operation by pushing hard on each lifter with fingertip pressure. If the valve lifter moves more than 0.04 in. (1mm), air may be inside it. Make sure the rocker arm is not on the cam lobe when making this check. If there was air in the lifters, bleed the air by running the engine at 1000 rpm for 10 minutes.