Does anyone know how to switch out valve lifters on a 87 gt 5.0? Will pay for assistance if so!

 

U pretty much take the whole top end not including the heads off .once the offer valley is exposed remove the tray holding them in.when u install the new ones you will need to soak them in oil if there hydraulic roller which there stock for 87.if I was u I would purchaer a Haynes or Chilton book.you will need step by step procedures including: torque settings,roller rocker sequence,firing order, etc etc etc.

 

You don't have to pull the heads...


Op. Where are you located. I could help you out

 

Man I wish you lived in Missouri, sure could use a friend that doesn't disappear when it's time to work on a car

 

Move to Texas

 

You are right.just the pushrods out of the heads. Oops.sorry to misinform.

 

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Appreciate it all but i was told i need some special tool to take out the lifters if thats right? I have the haynes guide manual so i mean i know how to if i fallow that but i also have an after market BBK SSI intake manifold that im ganna put in it once the lifters are switched out so i figured if i couldnt do the lifters my self id pay someone to give me a hand with it all so i do get the experience my self.

 

I don't know if they make a special tool or not.but when I did mine I was able to pull them out by hand.
When u start the project u will probably want to be set at TBC.so if you have trouble getting the lifter out just simply rotate the motor a little till the cam pushes the lifter up.just make sure you do 2 full turns at the crank so you end up being back at TDC .you will need to be at TDC for when you tighten the rockers down.

 

About the only special tool you would need is a magnetic pick up tool. Sometimes they stick a little but they should just need a wiggle then. Best advice has already been given, get a Haynes manual. Chilton manuals are great too but if you want the easy to follow one go with Haynes.

 

I would but they change the speed limit at night and that confuses me. Lol!

 

They do??? Not where I'm from

 

Oh alright thanks again everyone.

 

Sesame street

 

My bad, I have a bad taste in my mouth from Texas cause last time I was there the speed limit changed at night from 70 to 65 and I was doing 72. So the occifer decided to tear out all of my interior to check for drugs, which I didn't have. I can't fault him for that since it is one of the largest trafficking states, but he found nothing and proceeded to give me a ticket for 7 over and left my interior on the highway and told me it was 'my problem now'

 

Wow... sounds like you found one hell of an *** lol

 

Yeah it was in the late '90's, around the time 'Walker' came out. I blame it in Chuck. But don't tell him. Lol