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JB,<br>
Are you kidding me?<br>
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I had to remove the valve springs to replace the valve stem seals on
my engine a couple years ago:<br>
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No problems, no worries, done deal.<br>
<br>
If you can't get this done with the heads on your car.... well, I
better not go that far since you -are- talking about -two- springs
on each valve. But that's where I draw the line.<br>
<br>
Put the piston at TDC, lock it there with a prybar at the flywheel
if you can.<br>
Pressurize the cylinder with constant air.<br>
Compress the existing spring a few turns enough to take the pressure
off.<br>
Smack the retainer with a plastic/rubber hammer to break it loose
from the keepers. (I'm guessing this is your real problem.)<br>
Compress the spring the rest of the way and remove the keepers.<br>
Remove the spring and retainer.<br>
<br>
Now... how to compress -two- springs I'm not sure, might depend on
the style of compressor you use.<br>
Reverse the process but leave out the smacking with hammer part. :)<br>
<br>
Step up man... you can do it, no more whining, get r' done.<br>
<br>
Asa Jay<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 4/22/2011 7:25 PM, John Bentley wrote:
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<td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">OK, raise your hand
if you have ever successfully replaced your valve springs
with the engine/heads in the car..... I hear
crickets..... :) ....damn cooling bottles.......<br>
<br>
I gotta put the second valve springs in my engine since it
is now broken-in if there is any hope of getting to NORC.
I've tried the old rope trick, any one of over 6 or 7
valve spring compressors, etc. I'm now pressurizing the
cylinders in hopes of keeping the valve up long enough to
insert the second spring.<br>
<br>
I've tried the piston at TDC, but the coil seems to bind
before the valve touches the piston. Does anyone know if
you can compress the valve spring enough with the piston
at TDC with closed-chamber heads (and flat-top pistons) so
you can remove the keepers before the springs bind?
-----924-16 comp cam springs----<br>
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JB<br>
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