SERVICE MANUAL NUMBER 30
496 CID (8.1L)
Reassembly
1.
2.
3.
Lubricate valve guides and valve stems with engine oil.
Install each valve in the port from which it was removed or to which it was fitted.
Install valve rotators, shims, springs, seals and caps as shown under “Valve Assembly
(Exploded View)”.
4.
Using valve spring compressor, compress valve spring and install valve locks (grease
may be used to hold locks in place).
a
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a - Valve Spring Compressor (J-8062)
5.
6.
Slowly release tool, ensuring valve locks seat properly in grooves of valve stem.
Check installed height of valve springs using a narrow, thin scale cutaway as shown.
Measure from spring seat to top of valve spring, as shown. If measurement exceeds
specified height, install a valve spring shim and recheck. DO NOT shim valve springs
to give an installed height less than the minimum specified.
a
b
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72562
a - Cut Away This Portion 1/2 Inch (13 mm)
b - Valve Spring Installed Height
90-863161 SEPTEMBER 2000
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