Valve spring

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munroe.frost

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• May 8, 2011

• #1

Any way to change a valve spring without taking the head off? I'm only changing one as a new engine is going in next month and just need it to last till then.

Thanks

Dave

 

jamesmartin

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• May 8, 2011

• #2

yes if you turn that piston to tdc ,you can get lever tool to do it ,but we just used to press down with 2x screw driver

 

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munroe.frost

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• May 13, 2011

• #3

Thanks that method worked. Bit of a fiddle to put the new one in. In the end i put the new spring in a vice, compressed it then put cable ties round it then cut them out when it was in.

Dave

 

fett

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• May 22, 2011

• #4

ill remember this one, does it mean you could do valve stem seals without taking the head off

 

vougese39

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• May 22, 2011

• #5

Yes you can but as you have the old style flat not the hooded oil seals it is a waste of time fett

 

fett

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• May 22, 2011

• #6

Im just happy they aint leakin atm