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How To Install Roller Lifters on a Small Block Ford 302 5.0L Roller Engine

Valve TrainOctober 201313 photos1 videoAbout 1 minute of reading

This is how I install roller lifters on a small block Ford 302 5.0L roller engine. I begin by using Ford Racing’s performance roller lifters. Once I take them out of the box, I give them an oil bath for about 1 full week. This allows the lifters to fill with oil and all the air to escape from them. Next, I start with a clean work space and begin dropping them in one by one. This is a little messy process but in the end, the results are great. I also clean the dog bones and spider with degreaser and re-oil prior to installation. Enjoy the photos below.

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01These parts are the existing dogbones & spider that retains the dogbones. Clean these parts and reuse.

02These are the existing dogbones close up. Notice the “UP” markings.

03Heres another shot of the dogbones & spider.

04How To Install Roller Lifters on a Small Block Ford 302 5.0L Roller Engine Part number: M-6500-R302

07This is a clean coffee can filled with 10W30 engine oil being used to soak the roller lifters prior to installation. Soak for 48 hours minimum.

08How To Install Roller Lifters on a Small Block Ford 302 5.0L Roller Engine

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