1975 FJ40 Rocker Oiling

[mcruiser]

Video attached, hope it works. Does the oiling seem right? Arms 1 thru 11 seem weak and 12 looks excessive. I did have the assembly apart for cleaning while the head was off for service. Thanks in advance for any comments.

 

[brian]

That last one does seem to be on the heavy side of extra.

 

[mcruiser]

Thread 'Rocker Bushings and Oil Flow. (Long)'

May 19, 2023

I have poor oil flow out of my rocker holes. I get barely an ooze from valve side rocker hole and practically noting out of the smaller push rod side hole. Rocker shaft and bushings were replaced new in 2000 and still look in very good shape. There is no slop at all in the bushings, but the rockers slide and spin freely on the shaft. The rocker assembly was disassembled and thoroughly cleaned with every orifice checked. I get good flow out of oil hole in head that feeds up to the #4 pedestal although when spinning the oil pump with a drill, I can stop the flow with a fair amount of...

• Steamer
• Replies: 18
• Forum: 40- / 55-Series Tech

I will try what steamer did here and see if the rocker arm shaft is slightly rotated.