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11-25-2011, 12:42 PM

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Jimmynitro

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Re: Valve spring tool

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Originally Posted by PyroProblem

Or you can put some soft nylon rope down the spark plug hole and rotate the piston up to TDC.
The nylon rope will keep the valves closed if you don't want to buy a leakdown tester just for this one job.

yup ive done it that way and it worked out fine

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11-26-2011, 01:26 PM

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Re: Valve spring tool

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You just have to make sure it is squared up when you press down on it. Also push it down slowly, just till you hear the keepers "click" into place. If you push past that point, they won't set in. so just push firmly and slowly till they "click" then let up and should both be set. I would never use anything else. way too slow, attach tool, screw down, fiddle with keepers, lose mind, repeat. f that.

I was able to get two on the exhaust side done! your instructions made alot more sense once I realized i was pushing the spring down to far for the keepers to fall in place... here's the next problem. It took alot of force to compress the exhaust springs; i was standing on one leg with my other leg against the wall behind me to create some leverage... how do you position your body to install the intake springs?