Pulling heads

Biggsw784 · Jan 20, 2012

I have a customer that lost a roller lifter and the needle bearings got in the low pressure oil pump and pretty much screwed everything up. He wants to patch it together to sell and I have a some questions. I got the driver side head off today and pulled the first lifter tray and those 4 lifters were ok. The back lifter tray has the high pressure oil tube on top of it. How do I get that tray out?? It looks as that tube is soidered in??

hawgdoctor · Jan 21, 2012

What year is the truck? from what you described it sounds like like an 03, or early 04. If so those tubes screw into the high pressure rails. Just be gentle as they are normally pretty tight.

PowerStrokeEnginuities · Jan 21, 2012

If it's a 04.5 and under get an 18mm socket and it screws out, if it's a later model 6.0 just pull it off.

PowerStrokeEnginuities · Jan 21, 2012

Oh.. Your talking about the branch tube. You have to take the high pressure oil pump cover off. But more than likely you have to take the rear engine cover of also. To remove the branch tube. It's gonna be the same issue on the other side too.

Biggsw784 · Jan 22, 2012

Yea man its a 07 actually. it is the oil supply tube off the hpop.

PowerStrokeEnginuities · Jan 22, 2012

Yeah the rear cover has to come off to remove the branch tube. I would just pull the motor so it cabe easier for ya. Pm me if you Need any help.

Extended Power · Jan 25, 2012

Might be faster and easier to buy a running engine, and just swap them out....especially if he is looking to dump it.

IDP · Jan 25, 2012

yea probaly ate the cam too

SootRoller · Jan 25, 2012

Pull it, that cam is going to have to be replaced along with the front cover. If he's looking to "patch it" he could replace the one lifter. For as cheap as the lifters are, I would just put a set in it.

dzldoctor · Jan 26, 2012

I just had an engine here do the same thing. I could not figure out where the roller needles came from. I do not remember any parts of the engine that had rollers like that. Looks just like needle bearings from a u joint cap.