Rocker Cap Removal

nrpolo · Post by **nrpolo** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:43 pm

Trying to get my head apart to rebuild. Is there any trick to removing rocker caps? Unfortunately I took the head off the cylinders and I can not get them off for the life of me. Also have a stripped screw on the points holder. I was thinking of welding a bolt to it. Would this warp the part? Thanks

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:29 pm

Slide the head back on the studs and you will have leverage. .......lm

nrpolo wrote:Trying to get my head apart to rebuild. Is there any trick to removing rocker caps? Unfortunately I took the head off the cylinders and I can not get them off for the life of me. Also have a stripped screw on the points holder. I was thinking of welding a bolt to it. Would this warp the part? Thanks

CJ · Post by CJ » Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:37 pm

nrpolo wrote:

Trying to get my head apart to rebuild. Is there any trick to removing rocker caps? Unfortunately I took the head off the cylinders and I can not get them off for the life of me. Also have a stripped screw on the points holder. I was thinking of welding a bolt to it. Would this warp the part? Thanks

If you have an electric heat gun, add a little heat to the outside rim of the caps (NOT a torch).

For the screw, if you can get a small flat file in there, carefully flatten the sides, then apply a pair of vice grips and turn. I had the same problem, and this worked for me.

CJ

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