OMG another problem....
Their tips are broken in with the parts they touch, best to go back in there. If any galling observed replace all galled parts that touch each other. If one is stuck it is galled inside an moving parts it touches may be flattened. The tiny-est spot must be replaced. All flat spots in the motor's cam an crankshaft areas round parts are junk. Reason to mic where there is wear to a crankshaft bearing. If you are convinced the cam parts are worn mic it/them. Mic gives u exact knowledge replacing guessing. There are tolerence lists for these areas. You can find a starret pre electronic (plenty of reliable measurements in them) reasonably priced on eBay usually. Get set with its tolerence guages with them. I have many electronic now. My need started early in tech school. Mine was industrial knowledge. Mechanical/machining/electrical/robotic/mobile computing/scanners. It got to be as much fun as work. I worked with a career company with much training programs constantly. Loved it !
Last edited by papa tiger; Nov 27, 2016 at 12:22 PM.
97-04 5.4 in the f series were 2 valve motors
04-10 5.4 had 3 valves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Modular_engine
04-10 5.4 had 3 valves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Modular_engine
Their tips are broken with the parts they touch, best to go back in there. If any galling observed replace all galled parts that touch each other. If one is stuck it is galled inside an moving parts it touches may be flattened. The tiny-est spot must be replaced. All flat spots in the motor's cam an crankshaft areas round parts are junk. Reason to mic where there is wear to a crankshaft bearing. If you are convinced the cam parts are worn mic it/them. Mic gives u exact knowledge replacing guessing. There are tolerence lists for these areas. You can find a starret reasonably priced on eBay usually. I have many electronic now. My need started early in tech school. Mine was industrial knowledge.
I just went through my complete shop manual for this truck and what a piece of crap it is, it has a hand full of torque specs for truck and sequence of a few things but nothing in or on front cover, rrrrrr
See the attached. Maybe this will help. I note in my log file entries for yesterday and today, you must not have been able to download the file.
So question, on video it says to put everything together with out the roller followers and get the whole timing and front together and then install the rollers, so if I don't have tool to install how can I do it last or is there something else I should that will work. There are always little tricks you learn when you do it a few times, but this is my first, thx
Agree w/ @papa tiger completely. Can't think of any tool you will need beyond socket set & torque wrench. I actually had the special spring compressor tool and ****-canned it. Just backed off journal bolts 1/4 turn or so up and down both sides of the journals till no tension remains on anything, and pulled rollers out. (Like papa tiger says - keep them straight. Reused ones should go back same spot.
I replaced all my rollers & lash adjusters and when I went back together, I installed lash adjusters and was able to "CAREFULLY" set all rollers in place - then "VERY GENTLY" set cams on top of them (only knock a couple of rollers off once or twice on each side) and carefully put journals on - tightning them 1/4 turn or so till everything tightened up. [Redneck method, but it worked!!]
I replaced all my rollers & lash adjusters and when I went back together, I installed lash adjusters and was able to "CAREFULLY" set all rollers in place - then "VERY GENTLY" set cams on top of them (only knock a couple of rollers off once or twice on each side) and carefully put journals on - tightning them 1/4 turn or so till everything tightened up. [Redneck method, but it worked!!]


