Tricks for valve retainer keepers?

[jtoomasson at yahoo.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

Are you using the "bottom valve backing plate"?   There's a piece of metal
that you fasten into a vice. This metal piece has two holes for head studs
to cinch the head down with and four raised strips of metal that keep the
valves closed when you compress the spring.  This metal piece is most likely
a VW tool - I was just using it the other day at my old mechanic's
place...THen jostle the retainers free with a magnetized screw driver.

I don't know of any other way of doing it.

HTH, Jeff
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neal Tovsen" <nealtovsen@yahoo.com>
To: "Scirocco-L" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 10:49 AM
Subject: Help: Tricks for valve retainer keepers?


> (please CC me in your reply - I'm on digest mode and I don't want to
> miss it)
>
> Anybody have tricks for getting the keepers off the valve? I've got the
> spring compressed, but the valve stem isn't sliding up to release the
> keepers. Seems to be stuck. Same for other valves I've tried. I tried
> some light taps on the valve face with a mallet but I don't want to bend
> the valve.
>
> I'm new at this. I don't see how I could be missing anything, and the
> Bentley makes it seem so simple...help!
>
> FYI, this is a hydro 8v head with some fancy-pants stainless custom
> valves with 7mm (instead of usual 8mm) stems. I purchased the head
> fully-assembled, so I haven't had to mess with it before.
>
> TIA!
>
> -- 
> Neal Tovsen
>
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