Pat/Trjohn57,
Can you help me understand? The concern is the bottom threaded end that threads into the head, holding down the pushrod guide plate and providing a more secure base than a pressed in stud, right? As shown it is bottoming out before it's tight which will tend to break the stud tower on the head. So is the answer to trim back that bottom length so that the hex bottoms out on the pushrod guide before it bottoms out in the hole, or are you saying that you use the ARP stud washer(s) beneath the hex to provide that clearance, plus raising the stud to center the rocker ball on the non-threaded part of the stud? Just trying to follow the process for future reference.