The EASIEST Way To Install LS Pushrods/ Rocker Arms!!

[@travislincoln8940]

Best video on KZbin on how to do this!

[@zachprobst4218]

Probably one of the best videos of this method I’ve ever seen. Wish I would have seen this when I started building…. Would have saved me a lot of trouble money and time 😊

[@deankay4434]

Very easy way to do the rocker arm tightening. No one wants the cam love up and place full spring tension on one little bolt. I work at a dealer on one brand. The old school way with no torque to yield bolts, they required retorquing every 30k miles cold and one at a time. It twist the block every so slightly and after head bolts, the adjust valve lash. These also were aluminum heads on iron block and went 300k to 380k was the highest mileage I ever had. The customer bragged the head was never off. This maintenance was in the owners manual. Thanks kindly for the great information. DK, Omaha.

[@ktriebol]

I am very pleased with the way the CHE bronze bushing trunions have quietened down my LS7 engine.

[@tombrenes2411]

Great build series Awesome content Love all the hard work

[@robsdeviceunknown]

I am wanting to find a cheap LM7 6.0 and rebuild it to swap out my 5.3 in my silverado. But I never rebuilt a shortblock nor rebuilt heads other than some spring and seal repairs. I wish I had a mentor around me in GA. So I appreciate you teaching me something I can use in the future.

[@Mr_Ruhl]

LM7 is a 5.3 fyi.

[@TAD0002]

Im in GA. Have a Lm7 im working on now. Turning into a 383

[@bighitstepside]

The internet is your mentor. You can find just about anything you need to know about rebuilding these engine

[@yatubekid]

I just started building my 5.3 the other day and I'm just taking my time, watching A LOT of videos, and just doing it step by step.

[@vamoneygroup]

​@@yatubekidyep slow and steady

[@BillyP-49Chevy]

Great instructions for us 1st timers. Thanks.

[@bruceshepard1136]

I seen u did this when did you do #6? Ty sir

[@billyquinn2162]

@@bruceshepard1136I was wondering the same thing.

[@jarhead3121usmc]

Could you have marked TDC before putting everything back together the first time? Just curious..

[@brianharrison5481]

Thank you explained and shown super simple helped me out alot thanks

[@electrocycle6560]

Great video exactly what I was looking for

[@turboduckhead6179]

Is piston 1 TDC for stroke 1 and 3 in the cycle? How do you tell it’s TDC on the right stroke?

[@weezynandez]

Hello great video! I have a spring broken on the driver side number 3! I purchased a new spring and I am told I need to use a compressor with a spark plug end. Would I need to turn the engine if I only want to change out the spring and put the rocker back on?

[@jacobmcleod5942]

Thanks man great vid

[@HotrodsandHookah]

Best video bro. Thanks

[@crash1915]

8:31 “cant mess it up”. Hold my adhd…

[@ALCRAN2010]

Will this sequence work the same on a 99-2007 Silverado 5.3??

[@davidwildman8474]

Yes. They're all the same

[@DrivenbySeth]

Great video very helpful!

[@Dooguy]

being a rookie at this.....not understanding what u stated at 8:58 about not a good idea tighting down against the spring....isnt the way u just showed us how to do that avoid this? correct? how would i know I have 70thousands pre load?

[@juans-life]

Thanks for this

[@traesmithiii6710]

What did you torque your rocker bolts to??

[@Madmax-yt1cp]

facts didnt show what to torque it to or explain the order to install the rockers

[@sadlyparanoid7869]

22 ftlbs

[@saschan.6070]

Is the firing order the same on the LSA? For the TDC trick to knock all the proper rocker arms like you did in the same order

[@qmac10]

When it came to tightening the rocker arms did you not mention cylinder 6?

[@sigersonholmes7758]

After doing the first sequence then rotate the engine 360 degrees and then tighten intake 2,6,7, and 8 and then do exhaust 3, 4, 5, and 6

[@dgcompleteautorepair7992]

@@sigersonholmes7758 what happens if you dont rotate the crankshaft ??

[@44special9]

If you do that the other lifters wont be on their base circle (valve closed position) and when you torque the bolt you'll be fighting against the valve spring pressure , not good . @@dgcompleteautorepair7992

[@estebanramos2846]

Question so ls7 lifters need shorter pushrods

[@johnmaki6373]

I've been running stock pushrods for three years on ls7 lifters. Texas speed told me it was fine when I bought the parts.

[@Robert-uc5pb]

I'm doing my first head gasket job. I got the heads back on and I think i have the #1 piston at TDC but when I go to torque the rocker arms the springs on a few valves compress or the rocker arm slides from the center of the spring. Please tell me what I'm doing wrong

[@nates9353]

Are you on the compression or exhaust stroke?

[@RicsChevys]

Great video. I guess you don't do cylinder number 6 😉

[@salvadorsanchez8669]

I have a questions About your manifolds That Headers. on manifolls.

[@Mpreston89]

Thanks 🙏

[@writtenpieceopaper1]

Will this work on a 2007 Chevy Silverado 1500 V8 that's not flex fuel?

[@javila630]

Thank you

[@supergreedy287]

What lube were you using ?

[@algaihpalgaihp-mz8sc]

Hello, my friend, I have a Toyota 77 pickup, how to convert the steering wheel into an electric one, please, with a detailed video. Thank you

[@thomashopper3705]

He’s not doing a whole vid for you🤣

[@kaidenviik7708]

Ask @chrisfix?

[@PincheKriss]

Can this be done the same way on a gen iv 6.2?

[@jc-plotplan1151]

did I miss the cylinder #6?

[@cecilshannon2586]

You should do another TDI Swap for your next build!!!

[@Debo1800]

Good video my friend.

[@austinniemela]

Thank you 👍

[@DuckNCover99]

Why does it matter if it’s at tdc?

[@turboduckhead6179]

At TDC there is no pressure on the valve springs because there is no intake or exhaust valve required. They get torqued to set the correct tension on the valve spring. Not enough tension means the valve won’t open enough. Too much tension and the valve will open early. At TDC and following the procedure the valves are closed with no required pressure on them.

[@princenoah21]

I wanna see you put a 5.3 LS in a 1990 Toyota pickup!

[@briankinzer4175]

Ok so I fucked up and put all mine in and just torqued them down without trying to get #1 to tdc and it won’t make compression do I just pop out the spark plugs loosen everything and do what he just did? Or are my lifters all stuck open and i have to pull the heads?

[@Fabianburkart]

What did you figure out

[@briankinzer4175]

@@Fabianburkart pushrods we’re too long went and got a set of shorter ones that got it running only issues I had was I accidentally might have collapsed a lifter by tryna reuse the stock pushrods and I also might have retarded the timing a link putting on the timing chain but it does run good.

[@tykendrick800]

Compress valve spring before tightening rocker? How?

[@BGSHyPeRiOn]

you can use a spring compressor tool

[@kevinwest3689]

Richard holdner- speed secrets your welcome. 🎤

[@vettepilled]

*Holdener _aka_ @richardholdener1727 ...but I 100% agree. He has one of the must-watch channels for anybody messing around with LS engines.

[@vettepilled]

www.youtube.com/@richardholdener1727

[@ledbetterjack]

Did I miss something? Don.t you need to have #1 on TDC of compression stroke to do this.

[@CampbellsCreations]

Yea you missed it. He did

[@jefffrayer8238]

@ledbetterjack You are correct. Push rods should be resting on lifters so you know where cam is. Granted piston is at TDC but you must know if cam is on Compression Stroke or Ex-Int. Stroke. Austin overlooked that detail but he is doing an excellent job showing an overview on how to work on the newer engines without all the little details. As an old timer I do know how to work on the old classic SBC but now that I have a nice '04, 5.3, Z71, Burb that needs rebuilding Austin's vids are a big help to me.

[@foxxrider250r]

​@@jefffrayer8238so how do you figure out which stroke it's on?

[@lawsco113]

Stick a Kleenex or napkin in the spark plug hole. When you turn the motor over the Kleenex will pop out of the spark plug hole on the compression stroke. If it doesn’t the piston is on the exhaust stroke and the exhaust valve is open so no air pressure to pop the Kleenex out. Made this mistake myself and when the motor started it made horrible clacking noises. Pulled the valve covers and noticed some of the rocker arms were loose. Redid all the arms on the compression stroke and all was well. Luckily I didn’t rev the motor long enough or fast enough to bend any pushrods.

[@bighitstepside]

You put them in the engine. There saved you 9 minutes of your life

[@rudymartinez2681]

💪💛👊

[@marinmarinov1020]

Does it run on diesel?

[@shadowopsairman1583]

Figure it out, get on the web

[@bruceshepard1136]

What about cylinder 6 sir ?

[@sigersonholmes7758]

After doing the first sequence then rotate the engine 360 degrees and then tighten intake 2,6,7, and 8 and then do exhaust 3, 4, 5, and 6

[@andriamihaingofaniry7884]

❤🎉🎉

[@user-cl8bn9ew1t]

ثاني ❤🇮🇶

[@DodgeandGMkiIIingFurdDaiIy]

Gonna have to DISAGREE on the CHE…. The bronze bushing wears out and needs to be monitored and replaced depending on application the frequency can change

[@TheSikkCustoms]

Video showed nothing

[@austinniemela]

Did you press play?

[@TheSikkCustoms]

@@austinniemela watched the entire video he sped through the most important parts of the video

[@CNCspeedshop-rw9qn]

You dumb bud it literally explained it perfect

[@midlifecars]

Showed what needed to be showed imo

[@mariojimenez2990]

He’s obviously not ready for this type of install.

[@AlisoBob]

You have no idea if your on TDC of the compression stroke, or the valve overlap stroke. No assembly lube on the pushrods or rocker cups? This video sux

[@austinniemela]

Thanks for watching 😃

[@michaelslack6891]

If both valves on a cylinder are closed, there is no spring pressure and he did lube everything NealBob

[@AlisoBob]

At TDC of the overlap stroke.... BOTH valves are OPEN @@michaelslack6891

[@AlisoBob]

AT TDC of the overlap stroke.... BOTH valves are OPEN

[@kennynelson2269]

As if putting the push rods in is not what hes doing.. lol... great video man.

[@josecarrillo3385]

Kinda confused

[@jahanzaibaries-4731]

Short video

[@MonkeyWithAWrench]

First?

[@adventureescape1929]

Stellar accomplishment.

[@rayspangler1030]

Cylinder one top dead Only comes up every other stroke you missed explaining that

[@maltesemike9114]

Yea easy when its a new motor what joke