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Advice on a non-rotating pushrod
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<blockquote data-quote="rwhitne2" data-source="post: 10942" data-attributes="member: 196"><p>Stuart - thanks - I have been looking at same and all appears okay. My original problem was that I dropped a push rod while changing the seals and it got badly stuck - not as simple as it seemed for this old Triumph guy. Still learning at age 72 . Really appreciate the VOC - the best group of motor enthusiasts I have ever been in and thats about 11. MikeQUOTE=BlackLightning998;10932]Mike,</p><p></p><p>Mine was the original posting on pushrods and experience and the passage of time now shows that the stuck pushrod was just a symptom of a bigger problem that you might like to check for.</p><p></p><p>I was offered two clear schools of experience and thought - the, "pull it out, polish it, re-fit it ride and forget" school and then the "take the pipes off, take the timing chest cover off and have a look at what is going on inside" school.</p><p></p><p>I chose the former advice, my choice. I then found out a couple of thousand miles later that the cams and followers were eating each other for some reason - horrendous wear (have a search on the forum and you'll see pictures) and that the followers were getting hot which has caused the pushrod cup to overheat, distort and trap the pushrod.</p><p></p><p>Wouldn't have stopped it happening, but I would have found the damage 2000 miles earlier - I've learnt the hard way - next time I'll investigate to find out why the pushrod got stuck!</p><p></p><p>Might be worth having a look yourself?</p><p></p><p>Regards</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="rwhitne2, post: 10942, member: 196"] Stuart - thanks - I have been looking at same and all appears okay. My original problem was that I dropped a push rod while changing the seals and it got badly stuck - not as simple as it seemed for this old Triumph guy. Still learning at age 72 . Really appreciate the VOC - the best group of motor enthusiasts I have ever been in and thats about 11. MikeQUOTE=BlackLightning998;10932]Mike, Mine was the original posting on pushrods and experience and the passage of time now shows that the stuck pushrod was just a symptom of a bigger problem that you might like to check for. I was offered two clear schools of experience and thought - the, "pull it out, polish it, re-fit it ride and forget" school and then the "take the pipes off, take the timing chest cover off and have a look at what is going on inside" school. I chose the former advice, my choice. I then found out a couple of thousand miles later that the cams and followers were eating each other for some reason - horrendous wear (have a search on the forum and you'll see pictures) and that the followers were getting hot which has caused the pushrod cup to overheat, distort and trap the pushrod. Wouldn't have stopped it happening, but I would have found the damage 2000 miles earlier - I've learnt the hard way - next time I'll investigate to find out why the pushrod got stuck! Might be worth having a look yourself? Regards[/QUOTE] [/QUOTE]
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