Removing lifters???

nails1856 · 05-15-2008, 03:32 PM

How do I remove the lifters from a '65 200 6 cyl?

Thanks,
E

true66gt · 05-15-2008, 04:56 PM

with a magnet and some needlenose vicegrips.

Sean W. · 05-15-2008, 05:24 PM

finger nail.. the literaly pull stright out, no tricks.. they slide in, slide out. just ogtta grab em' and lift

boogerschnot · 05-15-2008, 05:33 PM

you can turn the crank too to pick up the ones that are down in the block..

Starfury · 05-15-2008, 08:00 PM

On an old engine, the lifters may be slightly mushroomed at the bottom, making removal a little more complicated. I ran into this a couple years ago when the shop I worked for was rebuilding a 200.

true66gt · 05-15-2008, 08:10 PM

another trick is to leave em in till last and spin the block over and use a hammer and punch (im not sure about the 6 but i know you can on the 8) but be careful of scratching or dinging the lifter bores.

nails1856 · 05-16-2008, 04:33 AM

Thanks. Got them out. Kinda hooked by the top with a bent awl, then worked them out with a pair of needle nose pliers. Came this far ...may as well replace them all.

Stupid question: are they supposed to compress? One come apart and I noticed a spring inside. Tried to compress another and it didn't budge. Just curious how they worked.

Thanks again,
E