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Subject:Re: Push rod alignment
From:David Beierl
Date:Tue, 19 Jun 2001 02:48:31 -0400
At 02:24 AM 6/19/2001, Karl Wolz wrote:
>I feel like a one-armed paper hanger.  How the (#*$%#@ to I hold the rods in
>place while tightening the rocker?

Karl, I just used the fingers of one hand to press gently on the
rockers.   With the other hand I aligned each pushrod in sequence.  Once
they're all seated I kept the pressure and took up the nuts until the
pushrods couldn't slip out of place.  I don't recall that it was a big deal.

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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