October 2012- Construction Phase 3
Completing the cylinder heads
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We decided to coat our rocker arms in red.
The brass sockets for the rocker arms are degreased and cleaned. They are now ready for pressing-in.
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Pressing-in device with guide pin to position the brass sockets precisely into the rocker arms.
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To improve the heat dissipation to the cylinder our sockets are chemically coated with a layer of nickel on the outside.
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In two steps the sockets are pressed into the cylinders and then honed.
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Here the balls are fitted into the rocker arms that later press on the valve stem.
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Mounting the rocker arms into the cylinder heads. Not a chance without a magnifying glass.
The rocker arm shafts are made of CrNi steal, case-hardened and ground center less.
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Here are the fully mounted rocker arms.
The cylinder heads are screwed together with the cylinder tubes and ready to be mounted into the engine cases.
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