Valve spring replacement How to
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Racer
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Gatineau Quebec
Valve spring replacement How to
Is there a how to on valve spring replacement ?
Do you still have to put compressed air in the cylinders to hold the valves up ?
There was mention of a tool that enables the removal of 2 springs in a single operation ?
Any pictures of this tool ?
Thanks
Do you still have to put compressed air in the cylinders to hold the valves up ?
There was mention of a tool that enables the removal of 2 springs in a single operation ?
Any pictures of this tool ?
Thanks
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Vancouver Washington
If you're leaving the heads on you have to use either the compressed air or small soft rope stuck in the spark plug hole method to hold the valves in place while you change springs. Vincihiperformance.com had the Crane valve spring compressor on sale for $99. There are pictures of it on their site.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 1999
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
The tool you are looking for is made by Crane/VHP. VHP has the best price on it. As for holding up the valves, I prefer the TDP method which places the piston at the top and then you can do the valves on that cylinder. You need a way of ensuring the piston is at the top though. Once at the top, you can do two cylinders by following the firing order as there is always to pistons at the top at the same time. Here is the tool:
