foundwarden

I live in Raleigh NC, but I am having a real bottle neck. Looking to get rocker arms resurfaced and none of the machine shops around here do it. Unbelievable. Really blows your hair back. I am in a situation where they need to be mailed, If anyone knows of a good place on the east coast that I can call to make arrangements let me know.

abecedarian

Why do you want to resurface the arms? New cam?

Is it cheaper to grind the heel on the rocker arm or replace the arm? New arms are going for $12-25; I can't imagine resurfacing one costing much, if any less. And then you have to worry about how much was taken off the arm and can the adjuster take up the slack without mucking up geometry- shave some off the heel and the adjuster is not pressing straight down on the valve stem, and does the adjuster contact the valve at the same spot?

And even then, you have to worry about the rocker shafts and rocker arm bushings and what wear they have. If you have to resurface the rocker arm / cam interface, you've probably got a fair bit of wear on the shafts and bushings. So is it worth resurfacing the rocker arm only to find that the rocker arm bushings and rocker shafts are worn and they all need replaced?

foundwarden

Decided to use emery cloth and sandpaper, Rockers are resurfaced with no problems. Not having to worry about metal temper or having too much taking off with this method. I let you guys know how this goes.

foundwarden

Hey I appreciate the concern about the rocker shafts, I must tell you that what you are saying is overly cautious in my belief, and truthfully in my opinion not worth worrying about, and its not worth the extra money either to buy new shafts. However it does help to have input from someone so I do appreciate the thought. I will replace the valve adjustment studs on the rockers per the recommendations around here.