valve seals
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valve seals
i have seen a tool that enables you to compress the valve spring with the heads still mounted to the engine to change the springs or valve seals. any one done this. i was thinking about doing my seals but ive never been able to compress a valve spring without the keeper sticking. so i have always had to remove the head.
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Done it on some old 327 Chev's, need to hit the spring retainer as mentioned and piston needs to be a TDC when removing the spring but not when hitting the retainer to loosen it, possibly might bend the valve.
Put clean grease on the keepers to hold them in place on the valve and unscrew the tool, not to difficult.
I have the tool if you can't find one.
Put clean grease on the keepers to hold them in place on the valve and unscrew the tool, not to difficult.
I have the tool if you can't find one.
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I've always questioned the utility of just replacing the seals. While there are a few motors that just the seals go bad on, generally, when the seal is shot, it is shot because the valve guide is shot and that made the valve bounce around too much, taking out the seal. A new set of seals might work for a few hundred miles and then you'd be right back where you were.
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10-15-2015 06:10 PM