Where do you get the tool to remove HONDA valvesprings? I bought a MAC one, but the DOHC design doesn't allow enough clearance for the tool to clamp the spring from both sides. Thanks

lol...need em off quickly....put a deep socket on the retainer and wack it with a hammer.. LOL ... <--- DO NOT DO THIS....

why not do that? thats how i do it...never had a problem. just gotta watch where the keepers fly to.

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Yeah that's how I've done mine too! Just put some rags under the valves. Easy toget them off this way and no damages, I was told by a machine shop to do it this way also, it's easier than using the tool.

thats a good way to get em off.... but how do you get em back on??

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With the correct tool!!! Sheesh! Where's the hammer?

Yeah, I kmow it's easy to get them off- but getting them back on without the tool is the trick. Figured I'd just get the RIGHT tool in beginning-

Part Number:07757-PJ1010A

$27.23 List price at your local Honda dealership

actualy.. i just use steel tensil wire, and wrap them around the valves, to put them back on. Compress it with some tape and a adjustable wrench, then wrap the coils togther. slides right on, then just clip each string till it goes up.

hahaha NO

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Snap-on makes a nice DOHC valvespring compressor system that works on most any motor. Its pricey, but works pretty damn well for holding constant pressure on springs and trying to fit in retainers.