Friggin' Valve Spring Compressors
10-18-2013, 07:24 PM
#1
Giant Blue Car
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Friggin' Valve Spring Compressors
I can't do a forum search on my stupid phone, so...
What type/brand of valve spring compressors do I need to get my old valves off?
I've tried two different ones that are the screw-type, but I can't get them around the springs!
What type/brand of valve spring compressors do I need to get my old valves off?
I've tried two different ones that are the screw-type, but I can't get them around the springs!
10-18-2013, 09:30 PM
#4
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To get them off use a dead blow hammer and tap/hit on the valve springs with it. It will pop the retaining clips out and you will be able to remove them.
To install them, I bought mine from sears, then i took a deep well socket and cut a opening on one side to gain access to the retaining clips.
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To install them, I bought mine from sears, then i took a deep well socket and cut a opening on one side to gain access to the retaining clips.
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10-18-2013, 10:55 PM
#5
Giant Blue Car
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Ooooh thank you, fstty! ! ! I knew I should've went to Sears or Elliot's! The auto parts shops only have that screw-type.
As an aside, I may have "recruited" a new member in my
tool-hunting crusade today...
As an aside, I may have "recruited" a new member in my
tool-hunting crusade today...
10-19-2013, 09:44 PM
#7
Giant Blue Car
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So, I've got them compressed, hit them with a hammer? On the side of the spring? When I saw those little devil-clips, I started thinking maybe I shouldn't even try to get my valves out... I despise clips like that! 
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10-20-2013, 11:51 AM
#9
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Go to about 3:30 in to see what i mean
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10-20-2013, 04:40 PM
#10
Giant Blue Car
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D'OH! Thanks Kris! Since I already bought the proper compressors, I'll try both ways for shits & giggles! 
I'm shocked that those clips pop off so easily!
I'm shocked that those clips pop off so easily!
10-20-2013, 07:03 PM
#11
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Its far far easier to remove them just by placing the socket on top of them and giving them a few hits with a hammer. They pop right out. It will take you a min to do each head.
10-20-2013, 08:01 PM
#12
Giant Blue Car
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So, should I hit the socket hard? I'm having no luck with that either!
10-20-2013, 08:51 PM
#13
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I'm giving up until none of my neighbors are home. I'm sure I'm bothering them with all the noise and yelled profanities.... 
I must be doing something wrong, 'cause I don't see evidence of those keepers giving way.
I must be doing something wrong, 'cause I don't see evidence of those keepers giving way.
10-21-2013, 04:13 PM
#16
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Yep, them things be leaning.
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10-22-2013, 08:18 AM
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10-23-2013, 04:05 PM
#22
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I had to make sure I got the lab bench and the "CrackBucks" cup in the picture so I could prove I wasn't holding my camera weird! If only I had a garage, but....
THANK YOU ROBERT!!! 
for bringing my little gorgeous back to life!!! 
All I did was bang out some valves and dissect my cylinder heads, Robert & friends did all the work!Thank You! It SURE is! I've missed my
dearly.... 
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I plead the "fif"!
10-24-2013, 12:30 AM
#26
But in terms of physically checking them: once the valve covers are off and the rockers are loosened off of the valve itself, its just a matter of seeing which ones are still stuck in the "lifted" position. When the cam lobes are no longer touching the valves (via the rocker shaft), its obvious that all the valves should be equal in height. If you take a straight edge ruler across the tops of the valve stems and see one or more not touching the bottom of the ruler, the valve(s) is bent. Generally its the intake valve that gets bent when the belt breaks.
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