L Larry DeCamp Well Known Member Friend Jan 13, 2022 #1 Roller followers don’t rotate the push rod. Assuming the rocker arm tip is still an angled surface and the valve stem is flat, does a roller cam rotate the valve less than a flat follower ? If so, does that matter ?
Roller followers don’t rotate the push rod. Assuming the rocker arm tip is still an angled surface and the valve stem is flat, does a roller cam rotate the valve less than a flat follower ? If so, does that matter ?
K kkmarshall Well Known Member Jan 13, 2022 #2 Whether or not the pushrod rotates should not affect what the rocker arm does to the valve rotation (or lack of valve rotation)
Whether or not the pushrod rotates should not affect what the rocker arm does to the valve rotation (or lack of valve rotation)
L Larry DeCamp Well Known Member Friend Jan 14, 2022 #3 Thanks Kieth So why do they make such a big deal out of flat followers are slightly crowned and the cam lobe is tapered ? Just trying to get educated.
Thanks Kieth So why do they make such a big deal out of flat followers are slightly crowned and the cam lobe is tapered ? Just trying to get educated.
L Larry DeCamp Well Known Member Friend Jan 14, 2022 #4 My bad, sorry ! The cam taper and follower crown is to avoid a “divit”in the follower surface. The tapered rocker tip does the valve rotation.
My bad, sorry ! The cam taper and follower crown is to avoid a “divit”in the follower surface. The tapered rocker tip does the valve rotation.