The lifters are made into the rocker arm and are not removable.
The function of a rocker arm is to control a valve in an engine. The rocker arm is a lever that rocks.
Unscrew the nut on top and lift off the rocker and swivel.
That is the gap between the rocker arm and valve stem when the valve is on it's seat and the cam is off the lobe. This would only apply to solid lifters.
Remove the valve cover. The rocker arm assembly can be removed by loosening the rocker arm screws. Each rocker arm will have a screw.
The function of a rocker arm is to control a valve in an engine. The rocker arm is a lever that rocks.
Rocker Arm problems, specifically with them falling off, are common with 2000 JGC's. You can get the code read, which will point to the cylinder that has the failed rocker arm and then remove the left or right rocker cover to inspect. The problem with the falling off rocker arms tends to be a slippage of the valve guides that leaves the valve to hang up and removes the stress from the rocker so it just falls off. Replace the heads. Replace the HEADS? Sounds drastic. How about repairing the heads?
v6? no matter what engine all you have to do is take off the valve cover, find the bad rocker, take the bolt off that holds it on. now do opposite of removal. get the rocker arm torq specs from your local parts store. its free. no retiming required
Each rocker arm has a bushing beneath the rocker arm screw. When the bushing is worn out, the rocker arm will continue to loosen up.
Could be that its just a defective rocker arm... either if its the original it could be damaged, or if its new, just defective
A rocker arm shaft is normally a long shaft with rocker arms attached to it, that provides the pivet point for the rocker arms (newer Chevy motors).
No, the rocker arm is not different in a Kia 3.5. The rocker arm is raised and lowered by the movement of the camshaft. The camshaft is what drives the drive cam.