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CRAP i put the valve seal on the wrong side...how to remove safely!?

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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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Default CRAP i put the valve seal on the wrong side...how to remove safely!?

I put the intake valve seal on the exhaust side....and its on there tight as hell. Whats a way i can remove it without ruining it?
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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you might have to take one for the team and buy new gaskets, it may be hard to remove it without being damaged. have you started the car like this?
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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you wont get it off w/out ruining it. they are cheap good for you, buy some more.
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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you should have took my advice in the first place.
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by H9Omega &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you should have took my advice in the first place.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ur advice, what to not do it. Eh **** happens.

Its just 1 seal, and i have not assembled the car since. Where can i get just 1 seal
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 03:51 PM
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honda sells them.
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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Ok, whats the honda website for parts, and if anyone knows the part number for intake valve seals

EDIT: I just went and bought some from the dealership, but it would still be useful to know a honda OEM parts website
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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Default Re: CRAP i put the valve seal on the wrong side...how to remove safely!? (drumminforev)

bump for this question also

"How far down should have valve seal sit..should it touch the spring seat or just be very slightly above it. Cuz none of them i installed are fully touching the seat."
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 11:19 AM
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Default Re: CRAP i put the valve seal on the wrong side...how to remove safely!? (drumminforev)

Check out Honda Auto Parts here for some pretty good deals. Though I have seen you around [here], I don't know what kind of car you drive to know what kind to search for.

-Shane
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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I did the same thing and took them off and put them on correctly with zero problems...

The sealing part is thick rubber so it can go on and off a couple times on the oversized stem w/o damaging it...

I mean obviously it's a risk but like I said I put like 8 of them on the wrong side and took them off and put them back on correctly... that was over 2k miles ago w/o problems.
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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Default Re: CRAP i put the valve seal on the wrong side...how to remove safely!? (drumminforev)

expletive the damn valve keep went flying into oblivion. Now i got to try to find 1 valve keeper. luckily this place sells them down the street
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 01:37 PM
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Default Re: CRAP i put the valve seal on the wrong side...how to remove safely!? (NonovUrbizniz)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NonovUrbizniz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I did the same thing and took them off and put them on correctly with zero problems...

The sealing part is thick rubber so it can go on and off a couple times on the oversized stem w/o damaging it...

I mean obviously it's a risk but like I said I put like 8 of them on the wrong side and took them off and put them back on correctly... that was over 2k miles ago w/o problems.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well i sure as hell down know how you did that. With big *** pliers i can BARELY get them off, and they come out looking like a garbage disposal hit them.
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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Default Re: CRAP i put the valve seal on the wrong side...how to remove safely!? (drumminforev)

I used a set of hose pulling pliers... they're meant to grip the circumference of vacum hoses so you can break the seal easier...

They're basically the perfect tool for the job...

The key is evenly pulling up on the seal from under the metal circle.. if you pinch the metal skirt then you're essentially making it harder to pull them off... it's not very much pressure needed to pop them off their seats... but once you're pinching the ring that seats in the seat then you're locking them in.

Try prying from either side with 2 small screwdrivers... they should just pop off their seat.
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