Hydraulic Valve Lifter Assembly; Lock Ring Installation; Lifter Removal Or Installation; Lifter Plunger Removal - Lincoln Continental 1964 Shop Manual

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3. Loosen the rocker arm and
shaft assembly mounting bolts evenly
and alternately, two turns at a time,
until all spring tension is removed.
Remove the mounting bolts and
rocker arm assemblies from the
cylinder head as a unit.
4. Remove the valve push rods
from the cylinder heads. Remove
the hydraulic lifters from the cylin-
der block. Index the push rods and
lifters to the bores from which
they are removed, for inspection
and replacement purposes (Fig.
14).
INSTALLATION
1. Insert the lifters into the bores
from which they were removed. Coat
the outside of the lifters with engine
oil before installation.
2. Install the push rods and the
rocker arm and shaft assemblies, fol-
-lowing steps 1 through 5 under
"Valve Rocker Arms, Shafts and
Push Rods Installation."
3 Check valve clearances and cor-
rect,
if
necessary (Part 8-1, Section
2).
4. Coat new valve rocker arm
cover gaskets with an oil-resistant
sealer. Install the rocker arm cover,
reinforcements and bolts. Torque
the mounting bolts to specifications.
5. Install the valve push rod cham-
ber cover and related parts, follow-
ing the procedure under "Valve Push
Rod Chamber Cover Installation."
DISSASSEMBLY
A disassembled view of an hydrau-
lic valve lifter is shown in Fig. 15
for reference purposes during dis-
assembly and assembly operations.
Each hydraulic valve lifter
m~st
be disassembled, cleaned, m·
VALVE LIFTERS
FIG.
14-Hydrauli' Valve
Lifter Removal or Installation
GROUP 8-ENGINE
SPRING
VALVE DISC RETAINER/.
VALVE DISC
I
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LO/Ck RING \ ' "
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~SPRING
' j j
·~PLUNGER
""' , I'J"
. . .,PUSH ROD CUP
NOTE: PLUNGER AND BODY ARE MATCHED
SELECTIVE FIT SETS. DO NOT
MISMATE PAIRS.
FIG.
15-Hydraulic Valve
Lifter Assembly
A1835-A
spected, tested and assembled sep-
arately to prevent the mixing of
internal parts. Each assembly is a
matched set. Mixing of the parts
can cause improper valve lifter
operation. Soak all the lifters in
solvent prior to disassembling
them.
1. Remove the lock ring from the
lifter body with needle nose pliers.
Remove the push rod cup.
2. Remove the plunger with a
lifter plunger remover (Fig. 16).
3. Remove the valve disc, small
spring, disc retainer and plunger
spring.
CLEANING AND INSPECTION
Refer to Part 8-1, Section 3 for
'the cleaning and inspection proce-
dures.
ASSEMBLY
1. Place the push rod cup, upside
down, on the bench. Place the
plunger on the push rod cup.
2. Place the valve disc, small
spring, and the retainer
~n
the
plunger. Place the large spnng on
the valve disc retainer.
FIG.
16-Lifter Plunger
Removal
Tool
FIG.
17-Lock Ring
Installation
(148}
3. Place the lifter body over the
assemblies and push it down over
the plunger. Pick the assemb1y up
(still upside down) and push the
plunger and push rod cup into the
body. Turn the assembly right side
up. Install the lock ring as shown in
Fig. 17.
4. Test the hydraulic lifter (Part
8-1, Section 1).
POSITIVE CRANKCASE
VENTILATION SYSTEM
The positive crankcase ventilation
system components are shown in
Fig. 18.
REMOVAL
1. Remove the air cleaner.
2. Loosen the clamp securing the
hose to the regulator valve. Remove
the hose and clamp. Remove the
regulator valve from the ventilation
tube fitting.
3. Loosen the clamps securing the
hose to the ventilation tube and car- .
FIG.
18-Positive
Crankcase Ventilation System