to remove lifters, I 've use a nail with the head sharpened and attached
to a vice grip tool. works every time.
dan

Bill Knight wrote:

> You shouldn't need to pull the engine.  Make a tool with some
> stiff wire with a small hook on the end, then snag the lifter and
> pull it out.  It may have some resistance if the bore is hacked
> up, but it will come out.  Then it's just a matter of slipping a
> new one in (soak the new one in oil overnight first).  You will
> need one of those spring loaded pushrod tubes to replace the old
> one as well.
>
> Bill Knight
> Raleigh, NC
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:Vanagon@vanagon.com]On Behalf Of
> > James B. Morris
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 1998 10:30 AM
> > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Lifter removal
> >
> >
> > I have a lifter that has come apart iside the engine of my 87
> > Vanagon GL.
> > The pushrod was trapped between the lifter bore wall and the
> > pushrod cup
> > that had detached from the lifter.  I removed the pushrod
> > with vise grips,
> > and found that the lifter bore has a burr on it as well.  I
> > would like to
> > replace the lifter and pushrod, and tube without removing the
> engine.
> >
> > My question is:  Has anyone ever removed a lifter without dropping
> the
> > engine?
> >
> > james
> >