I dont know how to get the rocker out of a 300ex valve cover!!!!

[414tinner]

I need to replace the rockers in my 300ex valve cover and I cannot figure out how to get the old ones out. Does anyone have any experience doing this. I feel like an idiot!!! I can split the cases and work on the transmission and put everything back together, but this has me stumped!!!

Thanks everyone.

[Bandit65]

You need to remove the dowel pins, they go through the rocker shafts to hold them in. I just removed some so I can send my rockers to get hardwelded, they were a pain in the butt. As a last resort I welded a piece of rod to the top to creat a T, hooked a slide hammer to it and pulled them. Have to order new dowels now. :rolleyes:

[414tinner]

Thanks man, I will give it a try. Like I said I really feel stupid on this one.

[sm00th026]

Heat the surface around the dowel pin with a torch( Just a little not a lot). Put some vice grip's on the dowel pin then hit the vicegrip's with a hammer. Should slide right out. Then slide the rocker shaft out of your rocker.

[Bandit65]

Yea, I tried that with this one, didn't work. I think the PO ran it without oil and over heated the top end. But that is what I was told also, "should pull out with vise grips".

[sm00th026]

Humm...Well..That's what I've done in the past on mine.It worked for me.