Has anyone used the tool to hold lifters up for cam change?

[Mstng93SSP]

Success!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_zkpqZ9uaQ

 

[vrm71]

I have them, they worked for me when I did my cam swap.

 

[junkyardwarrior]

You have better luck than I did. Dropped one, guess where it went?

Removed engine, pulled the pan, removed lifter from crankcase, reinstalled pan, reinstalled engine...of course AFTER switching the cam (and intake manifold/gaskets). Simple job turned more complex-but that's how it goes sometimes.

 

[Mstng93SSP]

Sorry you had bad luck. It worked pretty good for me.

 

[Mustang5L5]

How does that tool work? Magnets on the end?

So when you pull the cam and if one got bumped, what prevents a lifter from going into the oil pan?

And if that happened...pull the intake, plop a spare in and send it? The lifter in the pan shouldn’t get sucked into the pickup and is too heavy to get lifted up into the crank? Slap a big magnet on the bottom of the pan to hold it and carry on?

 

[Mstng93SSP]

The magnets are pretty strong. If you take your time removing and installing the cam you should have no issue with a lifter falling.

 

[vrm71]

Agreed, it is a "feel" thing, just take your time as you are tightening / lifting the lifters.

 

[90sickfox]

I'm sold. That tool is on my list. Thanks

 

[Steel1]

Pretty cool, thanks for posting the videos !