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Originally Posted by kyleb
Not necessarily..
I was doing a cam change on my LS. Had spun the old cam to push the lifters into the pockets and then very carefully removed the old cam to then insert new cam, and then.... Thunk !! A lifter drops into the sump.  |
This is commonly known as the "Russian Roulette" method. Good job to get it back in though.
Easiest method is to lube up a length of 9.5mm dowel and shove in the hole that runs beside the lifters and it jams them in place.