Need Help, trying to do valve springs !

[RRev Tim]

Im right in the middle of trying to do valve springs on my car. We have the cylinder compressed to 100PSI, but the tools we have a not freeing the spring. Because of the "bucket" on the bottom, we cannot get it to work. Is there a special tool, or can someone give me some suggestions?

THANKS
Tim

 

[incubus2432]

Do you mean that when you compress the spring that the valve goes with it? If so, with the tool removed, just firmly tap the top of the valve/spring a few times and this should shock it so the spring will compress without the valve.

I don't know what tool you have but Kirban's sells a modified rocker/handle that you use with a rocker shaft to compress the springs and get access to the retainers. It worked great and made the job somewhat painless.

 

[RRev Tim]

I think we've got it... I had to dig around the forum a bit. Thanks for the help !

 

[49-blues]

if the heads are still on the car you may need to stuff a piece of rope in the cylinder to hold the valve closed.