Hydraulic lash adjuster question

[Dammitboy]

Hey guys, may be a dumb question, I was cleaning my HLA's. Initially I could not depress them, but when I took a small probe and inserted it into the top hole, I was able to bleed some crud out of it & now it compresses in & out. Currently they are resting in clean oil.

Question is did I screw them up or is this normal? Thanks!

[mtmetzger]

From what I've read, that's what you want to do. I'm going to be doing mine this week and I'm planning on doing that while submerged in oil. I would definately still like to hear from anyone else who has actually done it.

[LEMHEAD16]

submerge in oil, put wire in hole, pump lifter till hard. Repeat 32 times. Keep them upright until you are ready to assemble the head, I like to keep them submerged in oil too just to be safe.