Broken Valve Spring
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Instructor
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From: SoCal
Broken Valve Spring
Pulled my valve covers today because I developed a miss and suspected a valve train problem.
Sure enough I have a broken valve spring. Good news is it appears it's a clean break (no pieces), the rocker is OK, the pushrod looks good, and the valve didn't fall in the cylinder.
Now the dilemma is do I just replace the spring or should I pull the head? I really don't want to pull the heads unless I absolutely have to. Any suggestions?
Here are a couple pics
http://www.regionofdoomforum.com/Upl...SS/spring1.jpg
http://www.regionofdoomforum.com/Upl...SS/spring2.jpg
Sure enough I have a broken valve spring. Good news is it appears it's a clean break (no pieces), the rocker is OK, the pushrod looks good, and the valve didn't fall in the cylinder.
Now the dilemma is do I just replace the spring or should I pull the head? I really don't want to pull the heads unless I absolutely have to. Any suggestions?
Here are a couple pics
http://www.regionofdoomforum.com/Upl...SS/spring1.jpg
http://www.regionofdoomforum.com/Upl...SS/spring2.jpg
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 5,107
Likes: 171
From: Dublin CA
Replace the spring. Use compressed air to hold up the valves or the rope stuffed into the cylinder thru the spark plug hole to hold the valves. Run a search for more information.
You can use these methods to replace the spring without pulling the head.
You can use these methods to replace the spring without pulling the head.
