Those rockers are OK, they are just not the best of standard parts, but quite OK. Just don't pull big revs and don't expect a high life from them.

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Welded steel pressed, welded steel pressed!

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

so much for driving to work tomorrow

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'66 BRG Morris Mini Deluxe 60HP ATW

hey mate, like doc says, those springs look coil bound to me as well. Same problem we found I had with mine, which caused a lot more damage and bit into my pocket. It broke 2 valves at which dropped into the cylinder.. and well the rest is self explanatory what happened after that. I would change yours ASAP if I were you..

What sort of cam do you have in the thing?

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Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

its not a big cam, a 731. which is .263 lift inlet, .320 lift exhaust, 268 duration 24/64 29/59 range 2500-7000rpm.

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'66 BRG Morris Mini Deluxe 60HP ATW

thaks for your help guys, im off to whip the head off and change them out.

might as well change the guides while i am at it. hey its only money yeh!

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'66 BRG Morris Mini Deluxe 60HP ATW

well at least you dont have a big lumpy thing like me, ive got 320 degree race cam, had wayyy to much lift for my springs and well pop goes the weasle and pushed my valve through the collet. Great times NOT

yeah if i were you, i would be changing them as sap

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Bluey-1973 Clubby - 1330, high lift, big cam, 7 port madness in progress..

Gumby-1978 Minivan, British Racing Green - 1310, high lift, mild cam, enlarged porting and chamber shape with big valve head, supercharged build in ever slow progress!

Ive actualy done this and it works great , took me about 5 mins to remove and refit a new spring, sooo easy, if your not in a hurry id post the jiggers up to you if you like

thanks mini maxx, but i am in a hurry.

will find someone locally tomorrow who can help.

cheers.

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'66 BRG Morris Mini Deluxe 60HP ATW

No Worries Jester, Good luck with it

& flick those stupid spring clips off the colletts too while you`re at it,,, they do nothing except "Maybe" ping off & fall into your engine "somewhere"

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

everyone has bagged those rockers.

id like to ask why, why will they drop performance, is they give slightly more lift. Ive heard they can snap, but never experienced it. All the steel pressed ones ive seen have worn tips. These ones dont seem to wear as much at the tip.

i could understand the risk of snapping on a high end motor, but for general fast road use whats wrong with them.

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

nothing,,, they`re rockers,,, you need rockers for the engine to work,,, so there is a set of rockers that will help your engine work, that`s about it

they do wear on the tips & quite bad in fact

they also have no bushes inside (for the shaft)

they do break-snap (i have seen it)

Full Roller rockers can be a big money pit too

roller bearings are not actually very good at rolling a mick-hair one way & then back again,,, all that does is allow each roller to dig into the surface of the shaft

most roller "Tip" rockers are just a pin with a roller on it,,, the little tiny weeny pin just digs into the roller ,,, not much rolling of the roller goes on at all

I`d rather a set that "swipes" nicely & correctly

I`d rather that people actually set-up their rockers instead of just bolting "a set" on without making sure they`re angled correctly & their springs don`t bind & the swipe is correct & & 7 &

any HP loss is usually from the fitment ----->>>> (the person fitting them)


sorry for the rant, i have the flu

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

flu, lemon, honey, tea, warm, add half a glass of whiskey. flu gone in the morning.

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Aussie Leyland, Aussie Factory, Aussie Mini S.

so i just need a set of 526 springs and flick the clips yeh?

will the current collets still be ok etc?

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'66 BRG Morris Mini Deluxe 60HP ATW