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Myself · 04-29-2023, 10:35 AM

I had that happen years ago on a 305. I used flat steel across the other rocker arms to pull the stud maybe 1'2" out, put a few light grroves into it with a hacksaw blade, smeared red loctite on it, then hammered it back down, then I dimpled the boss a couple times with a punch. Maybe a few hundred miles later I THOUGHT the same thing happened again and I would have to pull the head........NOPE, flat lobes on the cam which I believe started the whole thing in the first place. Stud was still in place though LOL!

04-29-2023, 10:35 AM	#32
Myself Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern Arkansas Posts: 1,128	Re: Does this engine sound healthy? I had that happen years ago on a 305. I used flat steel across the other rocker arms to pull the stud maybe 1'2" out, put a few light grroves into it with a hacksaw blade, smeared red loctite on it, then hammered it back down, then I dimpled the boss a couple times with a punch. Maybe a few hundred miles later I THOUGHT the same thing happened again and I would have to pull the head........NOPE, flat lobes on the cam which I believe started the whole thing in the first place. Stud was still in place though LOL!