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#921703 02/21/2013 3:28 PM
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I am on the home stretch of a top end re-build on my '55 235 and I have hit a snag. When I took apart the rocker arm assemblies to clean and inspect, I found alot of wear on the rocker arm shafts. I presume that this is because the inner cores of the rocker arms are worn and grooved. So I started thinking about replacing the rocker arms to keep them from tearing up the new shafts. However, I cant find them anywhere...checked NAPA, Carters, Classic Parts, and even made a call to Egge's and the tech there said that they aren't made anymore. So my questions are...what do you do when rebuilding a rocker arm assembly...can the old rocker arms be resurfaced where they ride on the shaft...and has anyone recently found new ones?

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There are places like rockerarms.com that bore them out and bush them.


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larrowe and sons did mine, very nice job too...

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I had "rockerarms.com do mine and also make me up a new set of high lift (1.61" Intake) for a set of old 216's I have. I'm happy with everything they have done for me. I traded with them in Torrance, CA and now they are in Anderson, CA. Same good work too.
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Thanks for the replies! I am now well on my way to a solution...what a great forum! I haven't yet decided which way to go...also found that Chev's of the 40's carries rebuilt sets in stock. I'll update with my decision and the outcome!


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