I've always heard to keep items like push rods and rocker arms in order if they are to be reused. I had planned to do so on my pretty much stock 340 rebuild, until the machine shop gave me back my rocker arms cleaned, but in a box (removed from the rails).
Do I now need to replace them with new...as I have no idea which went where now (they're all mixed up, and not marked). :notsure:
Thoughts?
Thank you in advance...I really appreciate the experience and knowledge from all here.
You will be fine , there left & right arms & they need to be paired up & offset correctly to sit squarely over the valve tip , the only issue I have seen is if they are well worn & you use a much higher lift cam , the rocker can click as the unworn area slides on & off the valve tip in this case I would recommend new Arms
Don't forget to put the oil holes down on rocker shaft.
Also on rocker shafts, might not be a bad idea to clean the inside. I popped out both ends, cleaned and reinstalled new plugs.
Thank you all for the great advice and feedback. I appreciate it all. :handshake: