Remind me to never try that!, I'd rather pull the engine..

Here's the link to a past thread showing a lifter tool for installing lifters in the Y when the engine is in an upright position.
http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/FindPost29355.aspx
Removing the lifters is as simple as putting a tray in the cam tunnel and removing the lifters one at a time.  In this instance, the clothes pin method works as you can drop the lifters one at a time on the tray.  With all the lifters removed, the magnet may be good for holding the lifters in place as they are being installed one at a time.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

As Richard points out, while an interesting method, unless you are just checking the cam for wear & intending to reinstall it, it's not going to help decide if the cam bearings are still good or maybe the lifters need replacement. And the gurus & experts don't recommend using the original lifters for a new cam. So, it's application is very lilmited


Paul

Great idea and very innovating.  Generally when replacing the camshaft you replace the lifters. What would be involved in replacing the lifters after the cam is out with this system.
Richard  

I like that.  This sure looks like a step forward from the clothes pin method.  While I don’t have to work with the Y engine camshafts with the blocks in an upright position very often, I’ll definitely keep this methodology in mind.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

That is slick, one of the things keeping me from a cam swap was not wanting to pull everything-
Might have to give this a try.

Mike Rizzo

1963 F100 "Rudy"

Daniel Island, SC

great idea,this guy is thinking out of the box. i thought of fridge magnets, but the tool this guy made is far betterand pulls the lifters to max hight

That was a pretty good idea. Watching him struggling a little taking the cam out and putting it back in reminded me of something. Installing the cam with the engine in the car or on a stand you have no choice, when I assemble engines of any type I set the block on the rear face so it's vertical and install the cam vertically so I'm not fighting gravity and it lines up more easily with the cam bearings before I set it up on the engine stand. I'm sure this is overkill but it works more easily for me..

That's what's nice about having a 368.  The lifters drop in from the top.  

great idea.



Lawrenceville, GA