Cam Followers

[Carlos Prangdango]

I am looking at replacing the inlet cam followers, on my 1600 k SS, due to an annoying rattle/tapping that just wont go away. ☹️

Am positive of the diagnosis but am wondering:

A) How to identify the offending follower.

B)If I cant narrow identify it, where to buy a complete set from? Obviously CC, but they seem a little expensive?

 

A little advice would be welcome.

 

It's a passion coupled with a sickness!!

[Johnty Lyons]

If they are all turning OK and no sign of damage just remove the Hydraulic mechanism and fit set of shims

Problem solved

 

Info fully on DVAs Site 😬

 

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[Carlos Prangdango]

Thanks for that.

Are solid followers the best route to go down?

What makes them better than their hydraulic counterparts?

 

It's a passion coupled with a sickness!!

[John Howe]

Solid followers are normally used with more agressive cams...

 

Where is your location, as I have a couple of set here which you are welcome to swop yours with. I only keep them as spares for conversion to "solid tappet"..

 

JH

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[SLR No.77]

Mr F, can I suggest that before jumping in and swapping to solid followers which aren't really necessary on an SS engine, investigate further what can be done about the rattle. IIRC there is often an issue regarding oilways not lining up very well and this can easily be corrected - I think Malcolm H (Englishmaninwales) resolved this issue by making some small mods under the guidance of Oilyhands (DVA).

 

Stu.

 

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[Carlos Prangdango]

John,

Many thanks for your advice, however I am in Rochester, Kent.

I will check the oil ways (after some light reading) and replace followers as required thereafter.

 

It's a passion coupled with a sickness!!

[Ivaan]

I've bought followers from E-bay. Appear to be genuine Rover. I think they were £57 for a set of 16.

Clive

[The Polisher]

 

Identifying the offending tappet is quite straightforward:

Remove the cam cover and push down with a screwdriver on each follower in turn with the relevant valve in the closed position. Use a 22mm socket to turn the engine over to achieve this condition.

'Good' followers will feel absolutely solid whilst offending ones will depress and feel spongy.

 

I hope that replacing the offending follower cures the problem as otherwise you may need to use a dremmel to extend the oilway in the follower bore as I did.

 

 

 

Dave H.

Mad about S77ENS

[Englishmaninwales]

All the oil feed drillings on the exhaust side were either missing or only partly aligning with the oil groove in the follower (when in the closed position) on my cylinder head. As Dave explains, opening up the lower end with a dremel significantly improved, but did not completly cure it. The final cure was to eliminate air in the oil by fitting a drysump system.

 

Edited by - Englishmaninwales on 6 May 2009 15:09:19