Patent ID: 6941915

Claim:
A method of assembling a hydraulic lash adjuster for an internal combustion engine, said lash adjuster comprising a body defining a bore therein, a plunger slidingly received within said bore, and defining a fluid chamber, said plunger and said bore cooperating to define a pressure chamber; biasing means normally urging said plunger outward of said bore, said body and said plunger cooperating to define a leakdown clearance providing fluid communication between said pressure chamber and said fluid chamber, and a check valve assembly operably associated with said plunger for permitting or blocking fluid communication between said fluid chamber and said pressure chamber in response to changes in the pressure difference between said chambers; said method of assembly being characterized by: (a) providing said body defining said bore; (b) providing a plurality of check valve assemblies, including a first check valve assembly and a second check valve assembly, said first and second check valve assemblies having substantially the same exterior configuration, but differing from each other in some performance criteria; (c) providing a plurality of plungers, including a first plunger having a first characteristic, and a second plunger having a second characteristic; (d) selecting one of said first and second check valve assemblies; (e) selecting one of said first and second plungers and installing therein said selected check valve assembly; and (f) inserting within said bore of said body said selected plunger and check valve assembly combination.