My Pro Magnum Rocker Arm on #5 gave way found almost all the peaces except 17 needle bearings they should be in the oil pan or oil valley any wear else I should look? Do I need a rebuild on this motor? The push rod is good and the spring is good. Need your help guys
This is a 406 roller

1. I will drop the pan
2. Look in the oil valley
3 check oil
4.?

If your oil pick-up has gauze to prevent the needle bearings going through, I wouldn't bother with them.

If you're really worried, I'd get a strong magnet and drag it toward the sump plug, hopefully dragging the bearings with it. I would then use a small magnet to reach in and grab them if possible.

It's a real surprise that your rocker broke. Do you have good springs in this engine?

I would tear it down to make sure you don't miss anything and cause some major damage.

they are stock car spings up to 700 lift I think the rockers are about 5 years old. they may have got weak over time they are the 1.6 rocker with a 630 lift cam by C/C

I would strip the block, throughly clean everything, and put it back together. But then again I am a freak for doing things correct the first time. Murphys Law (Anything that can go wrong will go wrong) was made for me. So how lucky are you? Yeah the chances are good they all fell through and wont be a issue, but if you like your engine why chance it?
Just my 2 cents
Steve

Like already mentioned, they will or should be in pan, run one of those long magnets in and sweep. Could even be on top of oil pick up housing. Put an oil plug with a magnet on it , that will catch a few. Might want to pull pan and check. Look in cly head oil return hole,, you may find a couple there too, inside the valve springs? See if you can find all of them.

well guys I found all but 3 most of them were in the head by the bolts. I have removed the oil pan going to replace it and get a new set of rockers. thanks for the help should have it together buy thursday
again thanks