This is probably old news to everyone with roller rockers but it was an epiphany for me. I've got stage 2 heads with 1.6 roller rockers. The rocker shafts are held down with studs. Tonight i re-torqued the head bolts and adjusted the valves. Setting the rockers on the pedestals while trying to get the studs through the shaft is a wicked pita. The rockers invariably rotate around and i need 4 hands to get them in place. After a few unsuccessful attempts it occurred to me to pull the studs so i could set the shaft down in the pedestal while rolling the rockers into place. That's the ticket. Easy peasy. Again, this is probably common knowledge but it was the most frustrating part of the job and now it's no problem at all.
I've got a coat hanger I bent that goes rite behind the rollers and has the ends bent to clip in the ends of the shafts holds it all in place so you can set it straight down. Adjusting them are a PITA no matter how you do it,.. very touchy
I was always trying to roll the rockers over the valves and set them over the studs. The damn shaft would lift just high enough for one or two rockers to rotate around and fall between the valve and push rod. Of course I'd move those rockers and another would fall down etc.. The coat hanger trick is a good one though. I'll remember that.
Also, don't do the driver side when at TDC, continue to roll the motor over almost 180 deg. and nearly all lifters will be near base circle making tightening the shaft down easier. Do same on passenger side.
I use a long ruler on top of the rockers to hold them in place and then lower them down on the studs. Cliff
