Re: Some 356 camshaft questions

Posted by 19482255 On 2015/5/17 12:56:11

Do the hydraulic lifters remove out the top of their bores, but the tappet bodies remove through the bottom?

Your clothespin trick is a good idea! I will borrow that.

Why can't the valve springs be removed without taking the head off? I understand the head has to come off if you want to remove the valves completely. It seems like you could remove the springs/retainers so as to allow you to move the valves freely up and down in their guides with your fingers. I would hope that holding the valve by the stem in the extreme 'open' position would give you enough clearance to remove the hydraulic lifter assembly. Not the case?

I'm trying to get the cam out to address the broken tappets. Next steps were going to be remove the nut on the cam to remove the cam gear, then remove the cam retainer, then fix the lifters in their 'up' position as best as I could while gently pulling the cam out.

Am I missing a step(s)?