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techtalk:ref:engmech02f [2019/06/12 04:01] hippysmack [Installing Hammer Performance Billet Pushrod Base Kit] |
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| - | * Check the clearance between the tubes and cylinder fins before installing the bolts. \\ On big cylinders, you may have to grind some off the fins to get a good fit between them. | + | **Check the clearance between the tubes and cylinder fins before installing the bolts**. \\ |
| + | On big cylinders, you may have to grind some off the fins to get a good fit between them. | ||
| | (R) (fins 90" jugs had to be ground for tube clearance) (F) ((photos by DonChicago48 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1610587&page=21)) || | | (R) (fins 90" jugs had to be ground for tube clearance) (F) ((photos by DonChicago48 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1610587&page=21)) || | ||
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| + | Also check that the cylinder base gasket isn't interfering with the pushrod tube base. ((DonChicago48 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1610587&page=17)) \\ | ||
| + | It could hang up on the gasket and potentially cause an oil leak. \\ | ||
| + | You may have to trim the cylinder base gasket to clear the pushrod base retainer. \\ | ||
| + | You can use the edge of the bottom gasket mating surface as a cutting guide. \\ | ||
| + | With a sharp ExActo Knife, cut the gasket along the outline of the cylinder base edge. \\ | ||
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| + | | Trimming the base gasket. ((DonChicago48 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1610587&page=17)) || | ||
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| * Push the base down onto the case deck and hold pressure on the base with one hand. | * Push the base down onto the case deck and hold pressure on the base with one hand. | ||
