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Rocker Arm Assembly: Service and Repair


1. Remove valve cover and vacuum pump.
2. Rotate engine until cam lobe for rocker arm being replaced faces upward.
3. Remove rocker arm retaining clip.
4. Using tool T84P-6513-C or equivalent, compress valve spring.
5. Remove rocker arm assembly. Ensure valve spring retainer remain locked in valve stem.
6. Reverse procedure to install. Coat barrel of pivot ball pin with Loctite 270 or equivalent, before installing rocker arm.
7. Adjust valve clearances as outlined in ``Valves, Adjust'' procedure.