A rocker shaft is a metal rod that helps a vehicle's engine run smoothly. It connects the engine's camshaft to the rocker arms that control the movement of the engine's valves.
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It uses a common rocker shaft for both the intake and exhaust rocker arms. (autospeed.com)
The intake and exhaust rocker shafts contain primary and secondary intake and exhaust rocker arms, respectively. (en.m.wikipedia.org)
Once VTEC engagement occurs, the oil pressure flowing from the exhaust rocker shaft into the primary exhaust rocker arm forces the VTEC switching piston into the secondary exhaust rocker arm, thereby locking both exhaust rocker arms together. (en.m.wikipedia.org)