NEED HELP! Hydraulic lifters

[bnsportsr33]

Hey guys,

Cleaned my hydraulic lifters, after bleeding them and putting them back together... I lubed the sides where the piston slides into but for the life of me I cannot get them in all the way. They only go a very little passed the lip of the casing, how far are these supposed to go in, I think they need to go further than they are but maybe someone can tell me.. here is a pic of what I mean



When I pressed down on it I heard a click but I need to make sure I have these 100% right or I might **** something up putting the valve train back together.

I just know there were a lot lower than this when I took them apart.

[bnsportsr33]

bump anyone done this? I really want to put the rest of them together but I'm not going to until I know for sure this is how they are supposed to go together or they need to be pushed in more?

Thaaaaanks

[bnsportsr33]

ANYONE!??!?!?!? Would LOVE to put car back together today... or at least start...

nobody has cleaned their hydraulic lifters on here? I find that hard to believe.

[NoLimit0596]

Hi
The piston need to move a little....if is hard as rock dont install it. The piston need to move freely before you install it and pre blend in bucket with enough oil to submerge completely

[bnsportsr33]

Hmm it was hard as a rock and already installed them because I didn't have an answer for almost two days haha.. I just find it hard to believe all 24 lifters were ******? they all were hard as a rock? And I did pre-bleed them with oil and got all the air out...

[BenOswald]

Its better if they are hard as a rock. If they are super loose they are worn and wont hold the oil very well....