Load biasing retainer clip and valve actuator subassembly

摘要

A retainer clip includes a U-shaped body, first and second legs, and a resilient segment interconnecting first ends of the legs. The legs are adapted to resiliently engage opposite sides of a wall of a rockable actuator member. A second end of the first leg includes a guide recess having a clip edge. A second end of the second leg includes a gripping recess and opposing resilient edges adapted to frictionally grip opposite sides of a cylindrical member engaged with a socket in a second side of the wall. The resilient edges frictionally grip the cylindrical member at points on an axis intersecting and normal to the axial center line of the cylindrical member. The retainer clip is adapted to frictionally retain the cylindrical member in the socket to thereby form a subassembly for installation in a valve train.