Rocker Arm Clamp Pin Removal

[tkekfs]

I am trying to remove my rocker arms in order to remove my cam shaft.<br /><br />In my Clymer manual it says to &quot;pull out the rocker arm clamp pins using a special puller.&quot; <br /><br />I am unfamiliar with this tool. Does anyone know what this is, where I can aquire one, or how I can improvise to remove the pins?<br /><br />Thanks in advance for any help.

[georGe]

Dont remember what pitch bolt it is but you can thread it in the end and use a slide hammer or ? to extract them . I have used a bolt and pry bar to get them out in the past. That is if yer talkin about the racker arm shaft.<br /><br />georGe

[Dean]

I have just removed mine - from the inside side of the cylinder head using a small drift and a hammer you can get the shaft moving. Once you run out of space with the drift try using an &quot;L&quot; shaped 4mm Allen key to knock the shaft out the rest of the way. Be very careful not to damage the inside walls of the shaft housing with the drift.

[georGe]

<br />I have just removed mine - from the inside side of the cylinder head using a small drift and a hammer you can get the shaft moving. Once you run out of space with the drift try using an &quot;L&quot; shaped 4mm Allen key to knock the shaft out the rest of the way. Be very careful not to damage the inside walls of the shaft housing with the drift.<br />

<br /><br />As I said try the bolt method. I have seen more than a few hammer and drift jobs gone sour quickly !<br /><br />georGe

[tkekfs]

Epiphany:<br /><br />I easily removed the pins today (using an M6 bolt with standard thread pitch inserted into the pin and tapped out using a 2lb slide hammer). My problem wasn't that the pins were stuck, I just didn't know you had to remove the head from the engine before pulling the pins. Today I noticed that the long bolts that hold the cylinder on run through the pins and therefore you cannot pull the pins out with the head on the engine. I feel like such an idiot, but am glad to have the rocker arms out. Thanks for all the help, it is really nice to have a place like this to ask questions.

[georGe]

blah hahahaha<br />Im not laughing at you Im laughing with you !<br />Its an honest enough mistake to make, if I ever told yall some of the mistakes Ive made you would have to change your shorts 2 times over. Its all part of the learning process !<br />Good luck on your project.<br /><br />georGe