Tricks for valve retainer keepers?

[nealtovsen at yahoo.com (Neal Tovsen)]

The only compressors I've seen are the $14.99 ones at the local store.
With a little bending of the arms to match the contour of the cam
support casting, it works fine for compressing the spring, but it leaves
near-ZERO room to put the keepers back on during reassembly.

Any links/info on better valve spring compressors are welcome...

Neal

On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 14:07, Dan Bubb wrote:
> If you can use a C-clamp style spring compressor it will hold the valve against the seat (and keep
> it from being bent!) and you can tap on the retainer to pop it free from the keepers.
> I have a socket that is slightly smaller than the tappet bore in the head with the center ground out
> so I can reach the keepers. Place the socket on top of the retainer, compress the spring with a
> C-clamp style spring compressor, tap on socket with hammer to pop out the keepers.
> I think this approach should guarantee me a place in the "cheap-ass" hall of fame!
> If you're not using a C-clamp type compressor I'd think you'd have no choice but to tap on the valve
> head.
> Dan
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neal Tovsen" <nealtovsen@yahoo.com>
> To: "Scirocco-L" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 1:49 PM
> 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!
> >
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