Cam Follower Question ???

[Austin in the Shed]

You will need to remove the valve, spring, collets, cup and the guide - you may be able  to pull the guide up to allow enough room to remove the follower, unless the cam follower guides have been cut down.

Do you have a split follower?

I'm beginning to suspect that's the issue, the 'noise' seems to be coming from the valve train area ???
I'll get a chance to check after Xmas, when I've more time, but I've just been made aware that the cam follower guides 'may' need to be cut down a fraction if running reground followers and camshaft.

If you have reprofiled followers you probably will have to shorten the bronze guides,and certainly if running a reprofiled cam too.The tappet locking nuts foul them before the follower reaches the cam lobe.I did make and loan a tool to cut them down in situ many years ago.