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Originally Posted by moses
I have something that has been on my mind for a while now, since I havent been able to work on my car for this week. When I was at the shop picking up my head, the guy picked the head up to show me the bottom and a couple of the rocker and shim fell out. It look like he put them back in the same spot but I couldnt tell. I didnt even know those were shims and I dont think they did either since the only thing they see are v-8's but he said it was ok.
Should I worry about it on a stock head? What should I do?
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What?!
Dude, that fucking sucks. Those shims come in certain thicknesses and are NOT interchangeable.
Technically, you need a special tool to figure out the correct thickness for all the shims. Also, the guides should be replaced whenever the head is taken off.
Realistically speaking, you can probably get away with it.
But honestly, I DON'T RECOMMEND IT.
Those shims are very important to ensure proper performance of the valve train.
You know the saying: Do it right, or do it twice.
Good Luck!
P.S. For anyone that's snapping bolts when using a torque wrench: YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!
Either the wrench is broken, you're using the wrong spec wrench, or you're not paying attention.
The head contains a lot of vital moving parts with minimal tolerances.
Do everyone a favor and USE A TORQUE WRENCH.