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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 42 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 42 | 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? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 | There are places like rockerarms.com that bore them out and bush them.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | larrowe and sons did mine, very nice job too... | | | | | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 181 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 181 | 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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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 42 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 42 | 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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