when i got the head it was already off i took one off my old block thinking i could sqwezze it back on is there any tricks to make this easyer. Or am i just screwed?

 

Oh man lol, you need a valve spring compressor, good luck.

 

ahh dang lol how much do those run hahaha
its all thats holding me back from getting my car runing lol

 

you can go to auto zone and rent one. they usually charge the price of the tool. but as soon as you give it back you get your money back in full. that'll save you some money.

 

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yeah, what he said.

most auto parts stores have borrow-a-tool programs. you just have to pay the price of a new tool, so it can be pretty high, depending on the tool, but then you get the $$ back so it's no biggie. make sure you tell them you are working on a honda so you can get a smaller valve spring compressor. the first time i worked on a head i got a valve spring compressor from them and it was designed for V8's and ****. it was too big. but they make smaller ones so i took it back and got the right one.

 

ahh cool ill prob go buy there this weekend hopefully i can get it runinng :-D

 

its a bitch putting in the retainers while pushing the spring down, have fun, i know i didnt

 

haha ya im gonan go to autozone and pick up the valve spring compressor this weekend thanks for the help again guys

 

i got the valve spring compressor but i cant seem to get it to lock to the bottom coil, is there any tips on doing this?

 

make sure their not on upside down...putting them back on is easy imo it took me less than 10 mins by myself but this was an sohc

well i guess it doesnt matter sohc or dohc that was studpid

 

hint: we use vaseline to help keep the keepers on the valve so when you decompress the spring and retainer it'll be stuck on the valve...

hopefully this helps you....

 

i cant even get it to locken to take one off that is already on lol
im gonan go see if that vaseline will work ill be back in a few

 

just put one of the retainers on so it doesnt fall off then hold the other one on the bottom and slowly let the spring compressor out

 

is this even the right tool? its not wanting to grab ahold of nothing

 

am i on crack or that look like the thing for hubs?

 

says it is for valve springs on the box but iono if its for a v8 or mine

 

doesnt matter what its for i had a huge one and i had to put peices of wood on top of the head

 

why did u have to put the peices of wood on the head? i got a new one of annd the spring compressed but it will not fit between the springs. Am i suppose to put it somwere else and clamp it?

 

can u post a pic thats not hosted on yahoo because I can't see the pic you posted to see what tool you have

 

*cheers* you can do it sphere /*cheers*

This poor guy has been workin on this problem since dec. 1st. Bump for good luck.

 

hah thanks
i have about had it with this hole car im about to just part it out and buy something else. It has been nothing but a headache since i got it bah

 

LOL. I remember when i did mines 3 days ago. Didn't have any problems.

 

bah wanna come help me than ur only 30 min away from me. Ha i give up im just gonn asell the car for a g with kit hood and a bunch of other stuff and let them figure it out

 

w00t i got it
after 3 days it was the tool that was fucked up LOL but now its on and i can put it all back together again